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. 2012:2012:394106.
doi: 10.1155/2012/394106. Epub 2012 Nov 11.

An unusual presentation of pelvic leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed as disseminated malignancy

Nisha Marwah  1 , Amrita Duhan, Garima Aggarwal, Rajeev Sen
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An unusual presentation of pelvic leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed as disseminated malignancy

Nisha Marwah et al. Case Rep Pathol. 2012.

Abstract

Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is an exceedingly rare, usually benign condition that clinically simulates a disseminated malignancy, occurring predominantly in women of childbearing age. We present a case of LPD in a postmenopausal woman who had undergone hysterectomy 8 years back for fibroids along with simultaneous presence of pelvic metastasis from breast carcinoma.

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(a) Photomicrograph showing leiomyomata with retrogressive changes (H and E; ×40). (b) One mass revealing metastasis from adenocarcinoma (H and E; ×40). (c) Leiomyoma–positive for Desmin (×100). (d) Leiomyoma positive for smooth muscle actin (×100).
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