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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Retroperitoneal leiomyomata as a cause of bilateral hydronephrosis and lumbosciatic pain
  1. Guadalupe Fraile Rodríguez,
  2. Pablo Guisado Vasco,
  3. Maria Eugenia Reguero Callejas,
  4. Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla
  1. University Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Internal Medicine, Colmenar Viejo Road km 9.1, Madrid, 28034, Spain
  1. Pablo Guisado Vasco, pg_vasco{at}yahoo.es

Summary

Leiomyomas can occasionally be found in the pelvic and/or abdominal parietal retroperitoneum. This rare entity is known as retroperitoneal leiomyomata. We report the case of a 46-year-old female with bilateral hydronephrosis and chronic sciatic pain caused by invasive retroperitoneal leiomyoma 3 years after hysterectomy, and a successful outcome after treatment with surgery followed by aromatase inhibitors to control pelvic residual disease. Aromatase inhibitors could be a satisfactory treatment option after surgery to control retroperitoneal leiomyoma residual disease.

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  • Competing interests: None.

  • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.