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PRESENTATION OF VAGINAL LEIOMYOMA AS MASS PER VAGINUM- A RARE CASE REPORT

SUDHA S

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Vaginal leiomyomas are rare to exist as a primary tumor of vagina. Approximately 300 cases have been  reported in world literature. They usually arise from anterior vaginal wall and are firm to hard in consistency with varied clinical presentations such as pain, pressure   symptoms, dyspareunia and less commonly menorrhagia. Here, we report a case of vaginal leiomyoma presenting as mass descending per vaginum with menorrhagia and diagnosed postoperatively with the help of histopathological study.


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