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Pure Leiomyoma of Prostate: A Case Report


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1 S.S. Medical College and Asso. S.G.M. Hospital, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), 486001, India
2 S.S. Medical College and Asso. S.G.M. Hospital, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), India
     

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is common in elderly males. However, benign mesenchymal tumors, especially pure leiomyoma, are rare in prostate. The diagnosis of is important because of the potential of malignancy in such cases, histopathology is only tool to diagnose and to rule out the malignant changes. Here we report the case of pure leimyoma prostate diagnosed on sonography as benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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Mesenchymal Tumors, Leiomyoma, BPH, Malignancy, Prostate.
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Authors

S. K. Sutrakar
S.S. Medical College and Asso. S.G.M. Hospital, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), 486001, India
U. R. Singh
S.S. Medical College and Asso. S.G.M. Hospital, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), India
B. K. Sharma
S.S. Medical College and Asso. S.G.M. Hospital, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), India
V. Singh
S.S. Medical College and Asso. S.G.M. Hospital, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), India
M. Sulya
S.S. Medical College and Asso. S.G.M. Hospital, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), India

Abstract


Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is common in elderly males. However, benign mesenchymal tumors, especially pure leiomyoma, are rare in prostate. The diagnosis of is important because of the potential of malignancy in such cases, histopathology is only tool to diagnose and to rule out the malignant changes. Here we report the case of pure leimyoma prostate diagnosed on sonography as benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Keywords


Mesenchymal Tumors, Leiomyoma, BPH, Malignancy, Prostate.

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