title: Ovarian Leiomyoma Along with Uterine Leiomyomata: A Common Tumour at an Uncommon Site.
abstract: Ovarian leiomyoma is one of the rarest benign tumours of the ovary, mostly seen in women of reproductive age group. Here we report a case of ovarian leiomyoma as an incidental finding in a patient of 38-year-old woman with uterine leiomyomata. Peroperatively, her left ovary appeared bulky & she underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with left salpingo-oophorectomy. Macroscopically, in addition to uterine leiomyomata, a grey-white solid mass was seen entirely within the ovary without any capsular breach. Microscopically, the ovarian mass resembled its uterine counterpart without any evidence of atypia or necrosis. Masson trichrome stain & immunohistochemistry for desmin positivity confirmed the smooth muscle origin of the tumour cells. Despite its rarity, ovarian leiomyoma has to be considered as one of the differential diagnosis of ovarian spindle cell tumours. In difficult cases, immunohistochemistry aids the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Pathology, PIMS , Puducherry, India .
authors.forename: Indira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gunasekaran
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pathology, PIMS , Puducherry, India .
authors.forename: Manjiri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Phansalkar
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PIMS , Puducherry, India .
authors.forename: Lal Bahadur
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Palo
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, PIMS , Puducherry, India .
authors.forename: Renu G'Boy
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Varghese
keywords: Desmin; Ovary; Spindle cell tumour; Trichrome stain