title: Pelvic Myxoid Leiomyoma Mass between Vagina and Rectum.
abstract: Leiomyomas are the most common pelvic tumors in women. About 20-30% of women older than 35 are affected. Rare conditions of leiomyomas have extrauterine locations. Myxoid degeneration is a rare type of leiomyoma degeneration. We report a case of solid-cystic myxoid leiomyoma in a 53-year-old woman complained of constipation, urinary hesitation, and malodorous vaginal discharge with palpable 17 × 12 cm mass between vagina and rectum. Regarding the inferior location of the mass, a perineal approach was used to enucleate it. This rare location has not been mentioned before. The woman was finally diagnosed by pathologists which was myxoid leiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Al-Assad University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, 10769 Damascus, Syria.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6236-1050
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: AlShalabi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Al-Assad University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, 10769 Damascus, Syria.
authors.forename: Fadi Obaied
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Alahmar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Al-Assad University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, 10769 Damascus, Syria.
authors.forename: Hazem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aljasem
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Al-Assad University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, 10769 Damascus, Syria.
authors.forename: Bayan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alsaid
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Al-Assad University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, 10769 Damascus, Syria.
authors.forename: Abdulghani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: AlShalabi