Leiomyome de l'urethre feminin [. propos d'un cas et revue de la litterature]

ABSTRACT

Leiomyoma of the urethra is a benign tumor. Leiomyoma of the female urethra is extremly rare. The tumor is often asymptomatic, but can cause dysuria, urinary frequency, urinary retention, and dyspareunia. The diagnosis is rarely suspected before surgery, but currently, because of the sonographic appeerance of this tumor on transvaginal sonography, it can be suggested as the diagnosis. Simple surgical resection remains the treatment of choice. Only a few cases of leiomyoma of the female urethra have been reported in the literature. We describe an additional case, and review the literature on this rare neoplasm