Abstract
Objective: Uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign pelvic tumours in women, occurring in at least 25% of reproductive aged women and up to 80% on pathologic examination of surgically removed uteri. Parasitic leiomyomas, first described in 1909, are a rare type of extra-uterine fibroid which are thought to arise from a subserosal fibroid which obtains a blood supply from other structures with resultant deterioration of its uterine pedicle. The rise of laparoscopic surgery and power morcellation has seen an increasing incidence of the iatrogenic parasitic fibroid. The FDA has put a warning on the use of power morcellation due to the risk of disseminating a uterine sarcoma, which has resulted in a drastic decline in the use of power morcellation and the entry of “morcellation bags” into the market.
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