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Removal of a vaginal leiomyoma presenting as tumor previa allowing vaginal birth

  • V. Boškovic1,2
  • S. Vrzic-Petronijevic1,2
  • M. Petronijevic1,2,*,
  • J. Atanackovic2
  • D. Bratic2

1Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

2Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo201203326 Vol.33,Issue 3,May 2012 pp.326-327

Published: 10 May 2012

*Corresponding Author(s): M. Petronijevic E-mail: petronije@ptt.rs

Abstract

Leiomyomas of the vagina are very rare tumors of the female genital tract with only 300 cases reported so far. A case of removal of the vaginal leiomyoma presenting as tumor previa in advanced pregnancy is described. Removal of the tumor allowed vaginal birth three weeks after surgery.

Keywords

Leiomyoma; Vagina; Birth

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V. Boškovic,S. Vrzic-Petronijevic,M. Petronijevic,J. Atanackovic,D. Bratic. Removal of a vaginal leiomyoma presenting as tumor previa allowing vaginal birth. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2012. 33(3);326-327.

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