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Ureter leiomyoma

MedGen UID:
234457
•Concept ID:
C1336875
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Leiomyoma of the Ureter; leiomyoma of the ureter; Leiomyoma of Ureter; leiomyoma of ureter; Ureter Leiomyoma; ureter leiomyoma; Ureteral Leiomyoma; ureteral leiomyoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001399

Definition

A benign smooth muscle neoplasm arising from the ureter. It is characterized by the presence of spindle cells with cigar-shaped nuclei, interlacing fascicles, and a whorled pattern. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUreter leiomyoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Endoscopic management of uterine myoma.
Park KH, Chung JE, Kim JY, Kim YT
Yonsei Med J 1999 Dec;40(6):583-8. doi: 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.6.583. PMID: 10661036

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Difficult caesarean section: A literature review.
Visconti F, Quaresima P, Rania E, Palumbo AR, Micieli M, Zullo F, Venturella R, Di Carlo C
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Mar;246:72-78. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.12.026. PMID: 31962259
Intraligamental Myomectomy Strategy Using Laparoscopy.
Huang PS, Sheu BC, Huang SC, Chang WC
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016 Sep-Oct;23(6):954-61. Epub 2016 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.06.007. PMID: 27327965
Parasitic Myomas and an Adenomyoma Obstructing the Ureter After Power Morcellation of Myomas and Endometriotic Nodule Resection.
Urman B, Ata B, Arslan T, Aksu S, Taskiran C
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2016 Apr;38(4):362-5. Epub 2016 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2016.02.011. PMID: 27208606
Strategy for laparoscopic cervical myomectomy.
Matsuoka S, Kikuchi I, Kitade M, Kumakiri J, Kuroda K, Tokita S, Kuroda M, Takeda S
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2010 May-Jun;17(3):301-5. Epub 2010 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.12.020. PMID: 20303832
The big seep.
Matsuo K, Rosenshein NB, Im DD
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 Jan;198(1):145.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.805. PMID: 18166332

Diagnosis

A rare cause of hydronephrosis: Leiomyoma of the ureter and a literature review.
Kilic FU, Micoogullari U, Altinova S
Urologia 2023 Feb;90(1):189-191. Epub 2021 Apr 19 doi: 10.1177/03915603211010463. PMID: 33870770
Leiomyoma of the ureter.
Englund M, McCredie S, Robson S
ANZ J Surg 2017 Sep;87(9):E92-E93. Epub 2015 Jan 22 doi: 10.1111/ans.12972. PMID: 25612161
Urological complications of uterine leiomyoma: a review of literature.
Dagur G, Suh Y, Warren K, Singh N, Fitzgerald J, Khan SA
Int Urol Nephrol 2016 Jun;48(6):941-8. Epub 2016 Feb 27 doi: 10.1007/s11255-016-1248-5. PMID: 26922066
Primary leiomyoma--a rare tumour of ureter.
Zehri AA, Ali A, Iqbal F, Jessca M
J Pak Med Assoc 2013 Feb;63(2):268-70. PMID: 23894911
Imaging in cervical cancer.
Follen M, Levenback CF, Iyer RB, Grigsby PW, Boss EA, Delpassand ES, Fornage BD, Fishman EK
Cancer 2003 Nov 1;98(9 Suppl):2028-38. doi: 10.1002/cncr.11679. PMID: 14603539

Therapy

Difficult caesarean section: A literature review.
Visconti F, Quaresima P, Rania E, Palumbo AR, Micieli M, Zullo F, Venturella R, Di Carlo C
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Mar;246:72-78. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.12.026. PMID: 31962259
Laparoscopic morcellator-related complications.
Milad MP, Milad EA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2014 May-Jun;21(3):486-91. Epub 2013 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.12.003. PMID: 24333632
Vaginal route: a gynaecological route for much more than hysterectomy.
Sheth SS, Paghdiwalla KP, Hajari AR
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2011 Apr;25(2):115-32. Epub 2011 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2010.12.005. PMID: 21349773
The big seep.
Matsuo K, Rosenshein NB, Im DD
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 Jan;198(1):145.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.805. PMID: 18166332
Massive fibroid.
Weekes LR
J Natl Med Assoc 1977 Jan;69(1):17-22. PMID: 833892Free PMC Article

Prognosis

A combination of two novel ligation techniques for complicated laparoscopic intraligamental myomectomy.
Wang S, Wang D, Zhao F
Fertil Steril 2022 Jul;118(1):207-209. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.04.004. PMID: 35537898
Is laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) retroperitoneal hysterectomy feasible?: Surgical outcomes of the initial 27 cases.
Kim TH, Kim TJ, Yoo HN, Lee YY, Choi CH, Lee JW, Bae DS, Kim BG
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2015 Apr;54(2):150-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.05.005. PMID: 25951719
Lower urinary tract injury in women in the United States, 1979-2006.
Frankman EA, Wang L, Bunker CH, Lowder JL
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010 May;202(5):495.e1-5. Epub 2010 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.013. PMID: 20223442Free PMC Article
The big seep.
Matsuo K, Rosenshein NB, Im DD
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 Jan;198(1):145.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.805. PMID: 18166332
A case of primary leiomyoma of the ureter.
Naruse K, Yamada Y, Aoki S, Taki T, Honda N, Iwafuchi H
Int J Urol 2007 Mar;14(3):248-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01647.x. PMID: 17430266

Clinical prediction guides

Robotic partial nephrectomy for large renal Leiomyoma: first case report.
Franco A, Rogers D, Pandolfo SD, Manfredi C, Ditonno F, Imbimbo C, De Sio M, De Nunzio C, Autorino R
Int Braz J Urol 2023 Sep-Oct;49(5):648-649. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2023.0205. PMID: 37351907Free PMC Article
Primary leiomyoma of the ureter: a case report.
Morinaga S, Aoki S, Tobiume M, Nishikawa G, Muramatsu H, Tsuzuki T, Saiki R, Hashimoto J, Mori K, Yamaguchi Y, Kobayashi A, Sawada T, Futamachi R, Yamada Y
J Med Case Rep 2021 Aug 3;15(1):423. doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-02960-w. PMID: 34344471Free PMC Article
Dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus with unusual clinical and pathological features.
Lenz J, Chvátal R, Konečná P
Ceska Gynekol 2020 Winter;85(3):197-200. PMID: 33562973
Sodium Fluorescein for Ureteral Jet Detection: A Prospective Observational Study.
Lea D, Annie-Kim GL, Eve-Lyne L, Madeleine L, Marianne B, Sarah ML, Lucie D, Philippe Y L
JSLS 2018 Jul-Sep;22(3) doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2018.00019. PMID: 30356883Free PMC Article
Is laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) retroperitoneal hysterectomy feasible?: Surgical outcomes of the initial 27 cases.
Kim TH, Kim TJ, Yoo HN, Lee YY, Choi CH, Lee JW, Bae DS, Kim BG
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2015 Apr;54(2):150-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.05.005. PMID: 25951719

Recent systematic reviews

Laparoscopic morcellator-related complications.
Milad MP, Milad EA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2014 May-Jun;21(3):486-91. Epub 2013 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.12.003. PMID: 24333632

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