Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra with Intermittent Urinary Retention: A Case Report

Abstract

Urethral leiomyomas are rare begin mesenchymal tumors that arise from thesmooth muscle of the urethra. Most reported cases in the literature have occurred inwomen of child bearing age. These tumors present with a variety of symptoms.Excision is curative however occasional cases of relapse have been described. Herewe describe a case of a female teenager who presented with intermittent urinaryretention and final histopathological diagnosis of leiomyoma of the distal urethrafollowing excision. She had an uneventful recovery and has remained completelysymptom-free. To the best of our knowledge, this is first case of urethral leiomyomain Pakistan that has presented with a history of recurrent urinary retention.

Keywords

• Benign
• Leiomyoma
• Smooth muscle
• Urethra
• Urinary retention.