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Case Reports
. 2011 Jun;24(3):e77-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.08.001. Epub 2011 Jan 22.

Hysteroscopic resection of uterine submucous leiomyoma protruding through hymen in a 16-year-old adolescent

Salih Taşkın  1 , Murat Sönmezer, Korhan Kahraman, Cem Atabekoğlu
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Hysteroscopic resection of uterine submucous leiomyoma protruding through hymen in a 16-year-old adolescent

Salih Taşkın et al. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Uterine leiomyomas are rarely seen in adolescent and to date nine leiomyoma cases have been reported under age 17. Eight of these have been treated surgically via laparotomic myomectomy.

Case: A 16-year-old girl presented with a painless, lobulated necrotic mass protruding through the introitus. The mass originated from posterior uterine wall resected using hysteroscopy. Final pathology report revealed a submucous uterine leiomyoma.

Summary and conclusion: Submucous uterine leiomyomas may present as a vaginal mass in adolescents and can be safely treated using hysteroscopy.

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