Recurrent leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata exacerbated by in vitro fertilization

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Mar;182(3):725-6. doi: 10.1067/mob.2000.101978.

Abstract

Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata is a rare disease that is most often discovered during pregnancy or in patients with a history of oral contraceptive use. We report the first case of a patient with the disease who conceived by in vitro fertilization and the complications that occurred.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Therapeutic
  • Adult
  • Counseling
  • Female
  • Fertilization in Vitro*
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy
  • Leiomyomatosis / complications*
  • Leiomyomatosis / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / complications*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology*