SYMPLASTIC LEIOMYOMA OF INFERIOR VENACAVA: PRESENTING AS A RETROPERITONEAL MASS

Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 19

Abstract

Atypical/symplastic leiomyoma is infrequently encountered in surgical pathology. It is characterized by presence of multinucleated giant cells with pleomorphic nuclei and little or no mitotic activity we present a case of symplastic leiomyoma of inferior venacava, which is a rare variant of leiomyoma, and which presented as a retropitoneal mass in 55 year old women.

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Vidya K, Subramanya N. K

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  • EP ID EP228836
  • DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2015/430
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Vidya K, Subramanya N. K (2015). SYMPLASTIC LEIOMYOMA OF INFERIOR VENACAVA: PRESENTING AS A RETROPERITONEAL MASS. Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, 2(19), 2967-2972. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-228836