The pedicle of the broad ligament contained an 8cm mass also with a white, whorled cut surface. The whorled nodules consisted of interlacing bands of benign smooth muscle fibres. There was very little mitotic activity within the cells. The lesion was well-demarcated from the surrounding myometrium. Benign leiomyomas of uterus and broad ligament.
Leiomyomas occur in middle-aged women and are the most common uterine neoplasm.
They are oestrogen dependent and usually regress after menopause. This 35 year old female was being investigated for abdominal pain. She had previously attended infertility clinics. On pelvic examination, the ovaries appeared enlarged and ultrasound suggested a cystic mass in the left ovary. GynaePic5 Pathological Findings Uterus with attached ovaries.