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MRI T2W coronal and sagittal images showing a mass of the right round ligament of the uterus (red arrows).
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T2-weighted images. (Figure 1). The patient underwent elective surgery under general anesthesia.
Intraoperative finding of the leiomyoma of the round ligament of the uterus.
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The mass was completely excised (Figures 2 and 3).
The specimen after the complete surgical excision.
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The mass was completely excised (Figures 2 and 3).
The histopathological examination of the specimen showing intersecting fascicles of smooth muscle cells (simple arrows) separated by vascularized connective tissue (double-headed arrows), confirming the diagnosis of leiomyoma.
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Histopathological examination revealed a leiomyoma of the round ligament of the uterus (Figure 4).