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There was no remarkable past medical and surgical history except from a known uterine leiomyoma. The ultrasound and the computed tomography imaging showed an intraperitoneal fluid collection and a heterogenous uterine mass. The patient underwent emergent exploratory laparotomy; a subserosal uterine tumor was identified with an actively bleeding vessel on its surface. The uterine lesion was completely excised and the histopathology set the diagnosis of a STUMP. After consultation on the significance of this finding with the patient, an abdominal total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were scheduled and performed and the subsequent histopathology detected no malignancy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case demonstrates that a STUMP may be a rare cause of acute intraperitoneal bleeding. Careful evaluation of clinical history, imaging findings and, if needed, surgical exploration are important for the diagnosis, while appropriate follow-up is also of major importance for the management of these rare tumors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We presented an extremely rare case of hemoperitoneum due to spontaneous bleeding from a STUMP. From an oncological perspective, this case poses a diagnostic, management and follow-up challenge.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2023.107910","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,31]],"date-time":"2023-01-31T03:11:54Z","timestamp":1675134714000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Hemoperitoneum due to spontaneous bleeding from a smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"103","author":[{"given":"Fotios","family":"Zachomitros","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ioannis","family":"Tsakiridis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nikolaos","family":"Peitsidis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Georgios","family":"Michos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Themistoklis","family":"Dagklis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ioannis","family":"Kalogiannidis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-41-20260313","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"100","DOI":"10.1067\/mob.2003.99","article-title":"High cumulative incidence of uterine leiomyoma in black and white women: ultrasound evidence","volume":"188","author":"Baird","year":"2003","journal-title":"Am. 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