Pelvic periprostatic symplastic leiomyoma: an unusual case necessitating a radical surgery

J Cancer Res Ther. 2013 Apr-Jun;9(2):299-301. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.113397.

Abstract

Most pelvic smooth muscle tumors are believed to be malignant, leiomyomas are extremely rare; more so in male patients. Very few cases of symplastic leiomyomas have been described in males. We report an extremely unusual case of a soft tissue mass of periprostatic and periseminal vesicle region in a young adult, which necessitated a radical surgery. Histologically, tumor comprised of smooth muscle bundles with numerous bizarre tumor cells which were immunoreactive with smooth muscle actin (SMA), desmin and h-caldesmon. The diagnostic and treatment dilemmas of these unusual tumors are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyoma / pathology
  • Leiomyoma / surgery*
  • Male
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Pelvis / pathology
  • Smooth Muscle Tumor / diagnosis*
  • Smooth Muscle Tumor / pathology
  • Smooth Muscle Tumor / surgery*