Abstract
Introduction
Primary ovarian leiomyoma is a quite rare tumor and usually it is small and unilateral. Most cases are asymptomatic. This benign tumor is usually diagnosed incidentally on routine pelvic examination or in pathologic specimens at surgery or at autopsy.
Case Presentation
In this case, a patient with her first epileptic seizure was admitted to our emergency department. Following the initial treatment in neurology clinics, patient claimed of an abdominal pain, so by abdominal ultrasonography, it was determined that the patient had a giant abdominal mass measured 30 × 28 × 15 cm in diameter which was clinically diagnosed as malign ovarian tumor.
Conclusion
At laparotomy, a radical hysterectomy was performed. It was reported as ovarian leiomyoma on pathological evaluation. After 15 days of surgery, patient is discharged without any complications and also no more epileptic seizures.
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Yumru, A.E., Bozkurt, M., Ayanoğlu, Y.T. et al. The relation between the presence of a giant primary ovarian leiomyoma and the occurrence of epilepsy as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Arch Gynecol Obstet 281, 531–534 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-009-1184-z
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