Angiomyolipoma of the Uterus
Mehmet Yilmaz 1 * , Metin Ingec 1, Unal Isaoğlu 2, Sare Sipal 3
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, M.D., PhD, Ataturk University Yakutiye, Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey2 Nenehatun Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, M.D., Erzurum, Turkey3 Department of Pathology, M.D., PhD, Ataturk University Erzurum, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Angiomyolipoma (AML) is a mesenchymal neoplasm composed of a variable mixture of adipose tissue, smooth muscle cells, and anomalous blood vessels. In the uterus, only a few cases have been reported. We described a uterine AML without evidence of tuberous sclerosus (TS). The clinical presentations of uterine angiomyomatous lesions are nonspecific. The diagnosis of angiomyolipoma can be established with ultrasound and/or computed tomography (CT). The patients whose lower abdomen mass in the abdominopelvic ultrasound and dysfunctional uterine bleeding should be considered AML in the differential diagnosis.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, Volume 10, Issue 3, July 2013, 178-180

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82258

Publication date: 09 Jul 2013

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