A RARE CASE OF LARGE LEIOMYOMA IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMAN

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Authors

Rucha Sanap Changale · Government Medical College

Maureen Prativa Tigga* · JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Ravindra Manohar Thawal · Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Ganesh G Gowda · JSS Medical College and Hospital

Abstract

We report a case of huge fibroid in a postmenopausal woman which is a rarity as fibroids are oestrogen dependent benign tumours. A rapidly growing fibroid should raise suspicion of leiomyosarcoma and calls for definitive management.

Topics & Keywords

Uterine Myomas and Treatments Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies Soft tissue tumors and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19061855

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