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Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
; 31(2): 141-143, mar.-abr. 2004. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-466678
ABSTRACT
A perforated jejunal leiomyoma is a rare condition; only seven cases have been described in the literature. We report a case of a 45 years old man with a perforate acute abdomen. At laparotomy, a 12 cm multilobulated firm mass, located 20 cm distal from Treitz ligament, was removed. Histological sections disclosed a jejunal leiomyoma. The benign pattern of the lesion was confirmed with no mitosis and no atypical cellurarity. Five years later, the patient is free of the disease.