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Case Reports
. 2013 Nov 22;3(2):e32.
doi: 10.4081/cp.2013.e32. eCollection 2013 Aug 2.

Leiomyoma of the seminal vesicle: a rare case

Aftab S Shaikh  1 , Girish D Bakhshi  1 , Arshad S Khan  1 , Nilofar M Jamadar  1 , Aravind Kotresh Nirmala  1 , Arif Ahmed Raza  1
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Case Reports

Leiomyoma of the seminal vesicle: a rare case

Aftab S Shaikh et al. Clin Pract. .

Abstract

Leiomyomas though common benign tumors of smooth muscle cells are extremely rare in the male genitourinary tract. We present a case of an elderly male who presented with complaints suggestive of urinary bladder outlet obstruction since 1 year. His evaluation showed it due to a tumour arising from the left seminal vesicle. Excision of the tumor was done which was diagnosed on histopathology as leiomyoma. A brief case report and review of literature is being presented.

Keywords: leiomyoma; seminal vesicle.

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Conflict of interests: the authors declare no potential conflict of interests.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A) Computed tomography (CT) scan of revealing a retrovesical soft tissue tumor communicating with the left seminal vesicle and free from the rectal wall. B) CT showing a soft tissue tumor arising from left seminal vesicle.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Introperative finding showing the tumor arising near left seminal vesicle.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Excised tumor in whole and in cut section surface appears as firm, greywhite, and whorled/raw-silk appearance.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
A) Hematoxylin and eosin stain (10x): histopathological examination, non-striated muscle fibers are arranged in bundles of various sizes that run in multiple directions. B) Hematoxylin and eosin stain (40x): individual cells are spindle shaped, have elongated nuclei, and are uniform in size, varying amounts of connective tissue are intermixed with the smooth muscle bundles.
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