Hypovolemic shock due to massive edema of a pedunculated uterine myoma after delivery

J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2009 Aug;35(4):794-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00986.x.

Abstract

Although most patients with uterine myomas are asymptomatic during pregnancy, profound enlargement of a pedunculated myoma has serious consequences. In the present case, gradual enlargement of a pedunculated myoma was observed throughout a woman's pregnancy, worsening after delivery and causing hypovolemic shock, without evidence of external or intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Laparotomy revealed a severely edematous myoma containing a large amount of blood. It is speculated that partial occlusion had obstructed venous return, but not arterial blood flow, which caused rapid enlargement of the myoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Edema / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / complications*
  • Leiomyoma / pathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic*
  • Shock / etiology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / complications*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology