Study on Leiomyoma in the Space of Retzius

Abstract

Leiomyoma although are the most common benign tumour of reproductive age group females, their clinical diagnosis poses a huge problem to the clinician especially extrauterine leiomyomas. Space of retzius is one such location where they usually remain asymptomatic. These may sometimes present with minor complaints like pain lower abdomen, urinary complaints, pelvic mass and rarely infertility. Till now in the literature so far, only few cases of extrauterine leiomyoma have been reported making their management difficult.