STUMP, a surprise finding in a large fibroid uterus in a 20-year-old woman

We report on a case of a 20-year-old nulliparous woman with menorrhagia associated with a smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) that was responsive to Goserelin. This case details the investigation and management of a young woman who desires ongoing fertility preservation. STU...

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Autores principales: Hughes, Lara, Roex, Alphonse, Parange, Anupam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5944466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29765254
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S153838
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description We report on a case of a 20-year-old nulliparous woman with menorrhagia associated with a smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) that was responsive to Goserelin. This case details the investigation and management of a young woman who desires ongoing fertility preservation. STUMP is a rare uterine tumor with a paucity of literature available regarding management and subsequent malignant potential, particularly in the case of a patient who desires fertility preservation.
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spelling pubmed-59444662018-05-15 STUMP, a surprise finding in a large fibroid uterus in a 20-year-old woman Hughes, Lara Roex, Alphonse Parange, Anupam Int J Womens Health Case Report We report on a case of a 20-year-old nulliparous woman with menorrhagia associated with a smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) that was responsive to Goserelin. This case details the investigation and management of a young woman who desires ongoing fertility preservation. STUMP is a rare uterine tumor with a paucity of literature available regarding management and subsequent malignant potential, particularly in the case of a patient who desires fertility preservation. Dove Medical Press 2018-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5944466/ /pubmed/29765254 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S153838 Text en © 2018 Hughes et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5944466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29765254
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S153838
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