Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2013; 19(13): 2114-2117
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2114
Case of rectal angioleiomyoma in a female patient
Goran Z Stanojević, Dragan S Mihailović, Milica D Nestorović, Milan D Radojković, Milan M Jovanović, Miroslav P Stojanović, Branko B Branković
Goran Z Stanojević, Milica D Nestorović, Milan D Radojković, Milan M Jovanović, Miroslav P Stojanović, Branko B Branković, General Surgery Clinic, Niš Clinical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia
Dragan S Mihailović, Institute of Pathology, Niš Clinical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia
Author contributions: Stanojević GZ and Mihailović DS contributed equally to this work; Nestorović MD, Radojković MD, Jovanović MM, Stojanović MP, and Branković BB designed the manuscript and discussed its clinical features; Stanojević GZ wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Goran Z Stanojević, MD, Professor of Surgery, General Surgery Clinic, Niš Clinical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Bul. Zorana Djindjića 48, 18000 Niš, Serbia. stgoran@medfak.ni.ac.rs
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Received: December 7, 2012
Revised: January 9, 2013
Accepted: January 18, 2013
Published online: April 7, 2013
Abstract

Angioleiomyoma represents a benign stromal tumor, which usually occurs in the subcutaneous tissue of the extremities, although its occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract is very rare. A case of rectal angioleiomyoma in a 40 year-old female patient is described here. Six months earlier, the patient suffered from periodical prolapse of an oval tumor from the anus, along with difficulties in bowel movement. A transanal extirpation of the tumor was performed. This is the first reported case in the English literature of a patient presenting with prolapsed angioleiomyoma of the rectum. During the immediate postoperative period, as well as 6 mo later, the patient had an unremarkable postoperative recovery.

Keywords: Prolapsed tumor, Angioleiomyoma, Rectum, Leiomyoma