ReviewJournal of medical case reports2018
Port site parasitic leiomyoma after laparoscopic myomectomy: a case report and review of the literature.
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- Parasitic leiomyoma: A rare case report with imaging, surgical and histopathological correlation.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Management of 10 or More Uterine Fibroids by Laparoscopic Myomectomy: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Parasitic Leiomyoma at Laparoscopic Trocar Site: A Report of 2 Cases.The American journal of case reports · 2024Article
- Primary omental smooth muscle tumor in an adult male: a diagnostic dilemma for leiomyoma: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
- Port Site Leiomyoma and Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata Following Uncontained Uterine Power Morcellation: A Case Report.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2023Article
- Parasitic leiomyoma in the trocar site after laparoscopic myomectomy: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- ACCIDENTAL INTRAOPERATIVE FINDING OF PARASITIC FIBROIDS IN THE MESENTERY OF A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN.Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · 2021Article
- Complications in laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery: definitions, classifications, incidence and risk factors - an up-to-date review.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2021Review
- Uterine fibroids in menopause and perimenopause.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Review
- Port-site implantation of parasitic leiomyoma after laparoscopic myomectomy and its histopathology.SAGE open medical case reports · 2020Article
- Abdominal Parasitic Fibroids after Laparoscopic Surgery Using a Power Morcellation: A Novel Insight from Vietnam and a Narrative Review of the Literature.Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
backgroundUterine fibroids are the commonest benign gynecological tumors. Laparoscopic myomectomy is becoming increasingly popular as one of the surgical treatment options for symptomatic cases. Large tissues such as leiomyomas or even the uterus need to be morcellated in order to be retrieved from the abdominal cavity. Some of the morcellated fragments or small fibroids may be accidentally left in the abdominal cavity during the retrieval process. These may subsequently become implanted in the abdominal cavity, develop blood supply from the surrounding structures, and grow to form parasitic myomas with varied clinical presentation, depending on the location and size. CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old African woman presented to our hospital 6 years after laparoscopic myomectomy with a lower abdominal mass. Her work-up revealed an anterior abdominal wall mass consistent with uterine leiomyoma. She was scheduled for excision of the mass, which was subsequently histologically confirmed to be a uterine fibroid.
conclusionsParasitic leiomyomas are a rare late complication of power morcellation following laparoscopic myomectomy or hysterectomy. Most patients present with an abdominal/pelvic mass and may need surgical excision to relieve the symptoms. Care should be taken during power morcellation to prevent excessive fragmentation of the tissues, some of which may become implanted and persist to form parasitic myomas. Moreover, effort should be made to retrieve all myoma fragments by carefully checking the abdominal cavity. Whenever possible, the morcellation should be done in a containment bag.
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