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Clinical examination revealed a vaginal mass, of 2\/1 cm, located on the posterolateral left vaginal wall. Ultrasound showed a well confined, hyperechogenic round mass. After vaginal excision and histopathological analysis, the final diagnosis was established \u2013 vaginal leiomyoma. The second patient presented it for a routine gynecological examination. A firm nodule was palpated in the posterior vaginal fornix. After transvaginal excision, the diagnosis was histopathologically confirmed \u2013 vaginal myoma. Conclusions: Whenever confronted with a vaginal mass, the diagnosis of a vaginal myoma should be kept in mind, as transvaginal excision is the preferred surgical treatment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.47162\/rjme.66.4.01","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,30]],"date-time":"2026-03-30T10:10:17Z","timestamp":1774865417000},"page":"639-644","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Vaginal leiomyoma: a rare vaginal tumor"],"prefix":"10.47162","volume":"66","author":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prof. Dr. Panait S\u00eerbu Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucharest, Romania","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ciprian-Andrei","family":"Coroleuc\u0103","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bogdan-C\u0103t\u0103lin","family":"Coroleuc\u0103","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prof. Dr. Panait S\u00eerbu Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucharest, Romania","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandra Irma Gabriela","family":"Bau\u015fic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; 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