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They commonly affect women that have undergone total hysterectomy. Approximately 100 similar cases have been reported in the literature, so the case we present is rare and reviewing the literature and needs to be reported.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Presentation of case:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We report a case of a 55 year old Greek woman, gravida five and para three, who attended our unit 3 years ago complaining of occasionally lower abdominal pain and irritation the last months. Fourteen years ago she underwent abdominal hysterectomy and left salpingo-oophorectomy due to a 13 cm uterine leiomyoma. In the meantime she underwent two surgical procedures for recurrent benign leiomyomas.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>When patient was admitted at this time, clinical examination revealed a palpable mass of 5 cm. The transvaginal ultrasonography revealed 3 masses in the lower pelvis of unknown origin. The patient underwent a new laparotomy revealing three masses of benign leiomyomas with low mitotic activity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our case supports the recurrent appearance of leiomyomas in pelvis after total abdominal hysterectomy and is one of few reports in literature where the tumors appear in the same patient both in estrogen rich and estrogen poor environment. Additionally, we show the importance of transvaginal ultrasonography and 3 dimensional power Doppler in the differential diagnosis of pelvic masses. Thus, transvaginal ultrasonography seems to be a pivotal tool for the diagnosis and follow up of these challenging lesions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2018.02.029","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,22]],"date-time":"2018-02-22T20:31:30Z","timestamp":1519331490000},"page":"191-193","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Recurrent benign leiomyomas after total abdominal hysterectomy. 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