creators_name: Bhattacharya, S creators_name: Pati, S creators_name: Naskar, A creators_name: Dey, S creators_id: drsohinibhattacharya@yahoo.co.in editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas editors_id: Kakkilaya BS type: journale datestamp: 2010-09-13 03:51:34 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:44 metadata_visibility: show title: An Atypical Case of Pelvic Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata ispublished: pub subjects: OJHAS full_text_status: public keywords: Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata, peritoneal leiomyomatosis abstract: An exceptional case of Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata which occurred in a perimenopausal woman was mistaken for ovarian malignancy at laparotomy as it had extensive involvement of the pelvic peritoneum without a trace of leiomyoma in uterus and cervix. date: 2010-07-30 date_type: published publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences volume: 9 number: 2 publisher: Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. Levy AD, Arnaiz J, Shaw JC, Sobin LH. From the archives of the AFIP: primary peritoneal tumors: imaging features with pathologic correlation. Radiographics. Mar-Apr 2008;583-607. 2. Fredericks S, Russel P, Cooper M, Varol N. Smooth muscle in the female pelvic peritoneum: a clinicopathological analysis of 31 women. Pathology. Feb2005:37(1):14-21. 3. Borsellino G, Zante P, Ciraldo MC. Diffuse peritoneal leiomyomatosis. A clinical case report. Minerva Gynecol. Jan-Feb1997;49(1-2):53-7. 4. Kruczynski D, Merz E, Beck T, Bahlmann F, Wilkens C, Weber G, Macchiella D, Knapstein PG. Minimally invasive therapy of peritoneal leiomyomatosis. A case report of diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Gerburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. Mar1994;54(3):181-3 5. Coskun A, Ozdemir O, Vardar MA, Kiran G, Arikan D, Ersoz C. A case with diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis and review of the literature. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2008;35(3):227-30. 6. Rubin SC, Wheeler JE, Mikuta JJ. Malignant leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata. Obstet Gynecol. Jul1986;68(1):126-30 citation: Bhattacharya, S and Pati, S and Naskar, A and Dey, S (2010) An Atypical Case of Pelvic Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/7011/1/2010-2-12.pdf