An oncological curiosity of a male patient with a huge leiomyoma of the terminal ileum

• Main Authors: Syaza Zainudin, Saravana Kumar Rajanthran, Nornazirah Azizan, Firdaus Hayati, Joriana Ginawoi, Khairunnisa Aini Suhaimi, Wan Yee Lilian Voo, Mohd Fazri Kiram, Muhammad Izzuddin Md Jaki, Siti Haja Abd Aziz, Subashini Thevi Nach Nacathiran
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26308/1/An%20oncological%20curiosity%20of%20a%20male%20patient%20with%20a%20huge%20leiomyoma%20of%20the%20terminal%20ileum.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26308/2/An%20oncological%20curiosity%20of%20a%20male%20patient%20with%20a%20huge%20leiomyoma%20of%20the%20terminal%20ileum1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26308/; https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omaa086

Leiomyoma is a smooth muscle tumour that can arise in any part of the body especially the uterus. Even though it is traditionally linked with hormonal inf luence, it can also develop in extrauterine organs with a slight female predominance. It is indistinguishable with gastrointestinal stromal tumou...