A leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle neoplasm that is not premalignant. They can occur in any organ, but the most 
common forms occur in the uterus, small bowel and the esophagus (source: wikipedia.org). In the article published this month at World Journal of Gastroenterology, it reported a case of an uncommon leiomyoma-rectal leiomyoma.
Giovanni D De Palma, Professor, from Department of Surgery and Advanced Technologies, Center for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy and his colleagues describe a case of a leiomyoma of the rectum presenting as recurrent lower gastrointestinal bleeding and secondary anemia.
The article presented a case of 55-year-old woman who complained of recurrent rectal bleeding and secondary sideropenic anemia. From Colonoscopy it performed a polypoid, submucous, ulcerated lesion in its vertex (2 cm from the anal margin). Endoanal ultrasound scan showed a mass located in the anterior wall of the rectum, approximately 7 cm in size, with no infiltration of perirectal fat. With a preoperative diagnosis of rectal LM, the mass was removed by local excision with preservation of the rectum, according to this article.
Find complete case report about Bleeding in an Uncommon Leiomyoma – a Case Report in full read of PDF format (source: wjgnet.com). See also another Surgery Journal you may interest.
