Leiomyoma of the small bowel. A case report
Elena Dauksaite 1, Zygimantas Zidonis 1, Zivile Zidonyte 1, Kestutis Strupas 1,2, Rokas Stulpinas 3, Aiste Gulla 1,2
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2 Clinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
3 National Center of Pathology, Vilnius, Lithuania
Abstract
Small bowel leiomyomas are very rare tumors and originate from muscularis mucosae, longitudinal or circular muscular layers. Furthermore, leiomyomas are most common benign tumors of the small intestine. The most frequent location is jejunum. Diagnosis usually is made by CT or endoscope. Tumours can be found accidentally during autopsies or occasionally induce abdominal pain, bleeding or intestinal obstruction and must be treated surgically. To avoid recurrence, wide resection is required.
Keywords
- Leiomyoma
- Muscularis Mucosa
