Leiomyoblastoma of the Round Ligament Presenting as Inguinal Hernia

Shingo Iwata, Toshimi Yasunaga, Rei Takahashi*, Yoshio Yamaoka**

Department of Surgery, Kyoto Senbai Hospital
*Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology and Department of Gastroenterological Surgery**, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University

Leiomyoblastomas are rare smooth muscle tumors occurring most commonly in the stomach of adults. We report an unusual occurrence of leiomyoblastoma causing an inguinal hernia. A 45-year-old woman underwent repair of a left inguinal hernia. The excised hernia sac contained a tumor with a smooth surface originating from the round ligament of the uterus. Histological diagnosis of the resected tumor was leiomyoblastoma. Leiomyoblastoma arising from the round ligament of the uterus, which appeared as an inguinal hernia, has not been reported.

Key words
leiomyoblastoma, ingunal hernia, round ligament of uterus

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Shingo Iwata Department of Surgery, Kyoto Senbai Hospital JAPAN

Accepted
November 13, 1996

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