title: Round Ligament Leiomyoma Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Leiomyomas are common benign gynecologic tumors occurring in up to 30% of women. Round ligament leiomyomas however are very rare and, if symptomatic, can present as an inguinal hernia. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who presented with an irreducible inguinal mass consistent with an incarcerated hernia. Intraoperatively, the mass was found to be a round ligament leiomyoma, a diagnosis that was confirmed by histopathology following excision of the mass. Although rare, round ligament leiomyomas should be part of the differential diagnosis of an inguinal hernia in females.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4947-8377
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najjar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mandel