Pelvic Malignant Tumor with Liver Metastasis is Actually Conventional Leiomyoma with Abdominal Metastasis
This case highlights that leiomyomas, when metastatic, are easily misdiagnosed as malignant tumors with metastasis, presenting a significant challenge for preoperative diagnosis. Clinicians should maintain a high level of suspicion in such cases to avoid overtreatment. In this case, the intraoperative frozen section played a crucial role in preventing unnecessary pelvic lymph node dissection.
Authors
- Jae Bum Yang
- Jianming Lu
Institutions
- First People's Hospital of Nanning (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.70352/scrj.cr.25-0157
- Primary Topic
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00