Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2003 Aug;46(8):699-701.
Two Cases of Leiomyoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. kdw1228@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- 2ENT Department of Soonchun Joongang Hospital, Soonchun, Korea.
Abstract
- Leiomyomas are benign tumors of smooth muscle origin with a good prognosis and found in the uterus and the gastro-intestinal tract. But, it has not been described in the lacrimal sac or auricle though they have smooth muscle. The authors present two cases of vascular leiomyoma which arose in the lacrimal sac in a 65-year-old woman and in the auricle a 67-year-old man. They were treated by simple excisions. We discussed with a review of literatures.
