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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct 31;10(1):304.
doi: 10.1186/s13256-016-1089-y.

A postmenopausal woman with sciatica from broad ligament leiomyoma: a case report

Ya-Chu May Tsai  1
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Case Reports

A postmenopausal woman with sciatica from broad ligament leiomyoma: a case report

Ya-Chu May Tsai. J Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

Background: Unilateral lower abdominal pain and/or sciatic nerve pain is a common presentation in the elderly population. The prevalence of broad ligament leiomyoma is <1 % with the prevalence declining after the menopause and it is rare for broad ligament leiomyomas to be clinically significant. Thus, we highlight a case of symptomatic broad ligament leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman whose symptoms improved after definitive treatment.

Case presentation: A 62-year-old postmenopausal Macedonian woman was referred to our gynecological department with unexplained pain in her left leg and left iliac fossa region on walking. There was minimal relief with increasing analgesia use prescribed by the family physician. Investigations revealed an ipsilateral adnexal mass and subsequent treatment with laparoscopic broad ligament myomectomy helped to alleviate her symptoms.

Conclusions: Our case highlights the importance of staying mindful of alternate diagnoses when presented with a common presentation of iliac fossa pain and pain in the leg. Although broad ligament leiomyomas are benign tumors, the uncommon symptomatic presentation led us to report and focus some attention on this type of tumor.

Keywords: Broad ligament leiomyoma; Case report; Leiomyoma; Sciatica.

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