23 September 2024
: Case report
Parasitic Leiomyoma at Laparoscopic Trocar Site: A Report of 2 Cases
Rare disease
Bingxin Chen1ABCEF, Zaigui Wu2CDF, Fang Tang3BF, Jianhong Zhou2EF, Fei Ruan2AG*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944951
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944951
Table 1. Reported cases of parasitic leiomyoma at trocar sites.
| Author and year | Age | Surgical history | Use of morcellator | Interval | Examination | Site | Treatment | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ostrzenski A, 1997 []13 | 43 | LM | Yes | 2 months | Transabdominal ultrasound | Trocar site | Surgery | Not reported |
| Moon HS, 2008 []8 | 31 | LM | Yes | 3 years | Transabdominal ultrasound | Left trocar site | Surgery | Not reported |
| Oindi FM, 2018 []5 | 47 | LM | Yes | 6 years | Ultrasound and MRI | Left trocar site | Surgery | No recurrence |
| Kai K, 2020 []4 | 30 | LM and left ovarian cystectomy | Yes | 3 years and 9 months | Enhanced MRI | Left trocar site | Surgery | No recurrence |
| Chen X, 2021 []12 | 26 | LM | Yes | 5 years | Unknown | Trocar site and other places | Surgery and GnRH-α | Pregnancy and childbirth, no recurrence |
| Roh CK, 2022 []7 | 50 | LM | Yes | 6 years | Abdominal CT | Left trocar site | Surgery | No recurrence |
| LM – laparoscopic myomectomy. | ||||||||






