Abstract

MONTES DE OCA MASTRAPA, Jorge Luis; LEYVA SERRANO, Dianet  and  OSORIO SOSA, Caridad María. Symplastic leiomyoma of the Retzius space in a young woman. MEDISAN [online]. 2024, vol.28, n.1  Epub Feb 29, 2024. ISSN 1029-3019.

The case report of a 39 years woman is presented, who was assisted in Guillermo Domínguez López Teaching General Hospital from Puerto Padre, Las Tunas province, due to a tumoral mass of around 10 cm in the hypogastrium. After the clinical exam and the pertinent complementary studies, it was decided to practice the complete resection of the tumor. During the surgical procedure, a sample for biopsy was taken which result indicated the existence of a symplastic leiomyoma in the Retzius space. The patient had a favorable clinical course and she was discharged from the institution 5 days later, but continued with follow up in outpatient department.

Keywords : symplastic leiomyoma; benign tumor; extrauterine leiomyoma; Retzius space.

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