Extrauterine leiomyomas are rare and, therefore, pose a greater diagnostic challenge.  We report a case of 27 year old woman who had a protruding mass per urethra. The lesion was excised. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of well differentiated paraurethral leiomyoma.

Keywords: Leiomyoma, Paraurethral, Hemostasis.

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Shiv Pankaj Khanna

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, MMIMSR, Mullana – Haryana, India