Spontaneous expulsion of a huge cervical leiomyoma from the vagina after cesarean: A case report with literature review

Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Aug;97(33):e11766. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011766.

Abstract

Rationale: As more and more women delay their child bearing age, the prevalence of uterine fibroids during pregnancy is likely to increase.

Patient concerns & lessons: We report a Chinese Tibetan case with spontaneous expulsion of a huge cervical myoma after cesarean. Decreased blood supply of the myoma and the uterine contraction may contribute to the spontaneous expulsion. Vaginal-myomectomy is recommended as the initial treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Asian People / ethnology
  • Cesarean Section / adverse effects*
  • Cesarean Section / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / pathology
  • Leiomyoma / surgery*
  • Postpartum Period / physiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Vagina / pathology
  • Vagina / surgery*
  • Young Adult