Leiomyoma of Cervix : Cystic Degeneration

The patient was a 32 y/o female who presented with abdominal pain and was found to have a large mass in uterine cervix. The hysterectomy specimen revealed a 14 cm leiomyoma. The cut surface shows cystic degeneration with accumulation of seromucinous fluid in large cysts. The solid areas show whorling with raw silk appearance. Courtesy of: Dr. Sanjay D. Deshmukh & Dr. A. R. Joshi, Dept. of Pathology, Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College Narhe, Pune-411041, India.