Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra—A Rare Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor which is rarely found in urethra. Only a handful of cases have been reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of urethral leiomyoma in a twenty-seven-year-old female who presented with intermittent hematuria. Mass was completely excised with a rim...
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| description | Leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor which is rarely found in urethra. Only a handful of cases have been reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of urethral leiomyoma in a twenty-seven-year-old female who presented with intermittent hematuria. Mass was completely excised with a rim of normal tissue. Patient remained asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrence in followup. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-be029a191a944fb0b855b65a89647fbe2025-08-20T03:23:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782012-01-01201210.1155/2012/280816280816Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra—A Rare Tumor: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureMrinal Pahwa0Yusuf Saifee1Archna R. Pahwa2Manu Gupta3Department of Urology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaDepartment of Urology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaDepartment of Urology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaDepartment of Urology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaLeiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor which is rarely found in urethra. Only a handful of cases have been reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of urethral leiomyoma in a twenty-seven-year-old female who presented with intermittent hematuria. Mass was completely excised with a rim of normal tissue. Patient remained asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrence in followup.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/280816 |
| spellingShingle | Mrinal Pahwa Yusuf Saifee Archna R. Pahwa Manu Gupta Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra—A Rare Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra—A Rare Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra—A Rare Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra—A Rare Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra—A Rare Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra—A Rare Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | leiomyoma of the female urethra a rare tumor case report and review of the literature |
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