MULTIPLE PARASITIC MYOMAS OF THE UTERUS
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In recent decades, there has been a global increase in the number of diagnosed cases of parasitic (secondary) myomas. This trend is directly correlated with the widespread use of minimally invasive surgical techniques in the treatment of uterine fibroids in gynecological practice. The widespread use of endoscopic surgeries that involve the fragmentation (morcellation) of myomatous nodes poses a potential risk of iatrogenic spread of leiomyoma cells and their subsequent implantation in the abdominal cavity.
The article provides a clinical example of a parasitic myoma with a retroperitoneal location in a 39-year-old patient. The performed surgical intervention and subsequent histological examination of the removed lesion confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyoma.
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