Primary ovarian leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman: a case report

Abstract

Ovarian leiomyoma is a benign primary smooth muscle tumor. It is a small solid tumor commonly occurring in premenopausal women. Here we present a case of large ovarian leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman.

Primary Ovarian Leiomyoma—A Common Tumor at an Uncommon Site

“…7 On Masson's trichrome stain (MTS), the tumor cells stain red which indicates the smooth muscle nature of the spindle cells. 10 In our case also, MTS showed smooth muscle nature of the tumor which ruled out fibroma of ovary. Broad ligament was normal and free from the mass intraoperatively and was not removed during surgery excluding extension of broad ligament leiomyoma into ovary.…”