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<Articles JournalTitle="Case Reports in Clinical Practice">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Case Reports in Clinical Practice</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2538-2683</Issn>
      <Volume>11</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>28</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Disseminated Peritoneal Leiomyomatosis Mimicking Pelvic Malignancy: A Case Report</title>
    <FirstPage>143</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>148</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Azam</FirstName>
        <LastName>Zafarbakhsh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Female Pelvic Floor Medicine and Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. AND  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Azar</FirstName>
        <LastName>Naeimi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Reproductive Sciences and Sexual Health Research Center, Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Noushin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Hosseini</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>21</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>02</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis (DPL) is a rare benign condition characterized by multiple smooth muscle nodules throughout the peritoneum. We report a 36-year-old woman presenting with vaginal bleeding and a large pelvic mass. Preoperative MRI raised concern for malignancy, including leiomyosarcoma. Surgical
and histopathological evaluation, however, revealed a benign uterine leiomyoma, an ovarian fibroma, and multiple omental smooth muscle nodules consistent with DPL. Notably, the patient had no history of prior uterine morcellation. This case underscores the importance of histopathological and immunohistochemical confirmation to differentiate DPL from malignant processes, preventing overtreatment and guiding
appropriate management.&#xA0;</abstract>
    <web_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/1210</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/download/1210/796</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
