Abstract
ABSTRACT
Primary neoplasms of the small intestine are rare, and correct preoperative diagnosis of these tumors is difficult. An intestinal neoplasm appearing as a hemorrhagic cyst may be misdiagnosed as an endometrioma. A case of leiomyoma with giant cyst formation preoperatively misdiagnosed as endometrioma is presented. The histologie examination of the resected tumor predicted a benign course. It is not common for leiomyoma to appear as a giant hemorrhagic cyst, and reports of such cases are rare in the literature. However, a physician should consider gastrointestinal tumor as a differential diagnosis for hemorrhagic cyst even if the diagnosis of endometriosis had been made previously. The stromal tumors of the small bowel have an uncertain malignant potential and require close follow-up. (J GYNECOL SURG 12:151, 1996)
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