gynecology and obstetrics
Cervical Leiomyomas
Introduction
Cervical leiomyomas are benign smooth-muscle tumors. Symptoms may include abnormal vaginal bleeding, vaginal discharge, and dyspareunia. Diagnosis is with pelvic examination or sometimes imaging. Treatment is observation or surgical removal. Cervical leiomyomas are uncommon. Uterine leiomyomas ( Uterine Fibroids ) commonly occur in the uterine corpus and are usually present in patients with cervical fibroids. Large cervical leiomyomas may partially obstruct the urinary tract. Cervical leiomyomas do not prolapse, but some submucosal fibroids prolapse through the cervical canal into the vagina. Prolapsed leiomyomas sometimes ulcerate, become infected, bleed, or a combination. 