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Solid pelvic tumor in a woman with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küstner-Hauser syndrome

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A patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küstner-Hauser syndrome was operated laparoscopically to remove a solid pelvic tumor with cystic region, originally diagnosed as an ovarian tumor. Histopathological examination of the removed tumor identified it as a leiomyoma of rudimentary uterus.

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We thank Dr. T. Tamaoki for help in preparing the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan

    Yoshihiro Ito, Shinji Komori, Isao Horiuchi, Takatoshi Kinuta, Masateru Hori, Chihiro Wada, Hiroshi Tsubamoto, Hiroyuki Tanaka & Koji Koyama

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Ito, Y., Komori, S., Horiuchi, I. et al. Solid pelvic tumor in a woman with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küstner-Hauser syndrome. Arch Gynecol Obstet 274, 252–254 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-006-0156-9

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