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Solitary anterior abdominal wall leiomyoma in a 31-year-old multipara woman: a case report

BACKGROUND: Anterior abdominal wall fibroid are uncommon and could be a cause of pain and discomfort. Very few cases have been reported in the literature but none in our region. CASE PRESENTATION: We present an uncommon case of a 31 year old para 2+2 trader from the Itsekiri tribe of the Niger Delta...

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Autores principales: Igberase, Gabriel O, Mabiaku, Tagbire O, Ebeigbe, Peter N, Abedi, Harrison O
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19183505
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-113
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Anterior abdominal wall fibroid are uncommon and could be a cause of pain and discomfort. Very few cases have been reported in the literature but none in our region. CASE PRESENTATION: We present an uncommon case of a 31 year old para 2+2 trader from the Itsekiri tribe of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria who presented with a one year history of a periumbilcal mass, had surgical removal of the mass and histology revealed leiomyoma. CONCLUSION: Abdominal wall fibroid is a good differential diagnosis to be considered in any woman of reproductive age with an anterior abdominal mass and previous uterine surgery, including laparoscopic surgeries.