DISSEMINATED PERITONEAL LEIOMYOMATOSIS

Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis (DPL) is a very rare condition that almost always occurs in young women subjected to an altered hormonal milieu, usually pregnancy. To the surgeon, DPL may appear as metastases; the possibility of DPL should be considered whenever peritoneal nodules are encountered in a young woman, particularly if she is pregnant. Here we present the case report of a 35-year-old woman with DPL, spontaneously regressing after total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.