Uterine lipoma: A case report

Uterine lipomas are a rare benign gynaecological tumour of uncertain histogenesis. Clinically, a uterine lipoma may be mistaken for leiomyoma or a malignant tumour. Radiological findings may be suggestive but can also often be inconclusive. However, it has a distinctive appearance on histopathologic...

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Autores principales: Chan, Noni, Vythianathan, Mathumathi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7451788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32874929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2020.e00247
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description Uterine lipomas are a rare benign gynaecological tumour of uncertain histogenesis. Clinically, a uterine lipoma may be mistaken for leiomyoma or a malignant tumour. Radiological findings may be suggestive but can also often be inconclusive. However, it has a distinctive appearance on histopathological examination. We present a case of uterine lipoma in a 70-year-old woman, to increase awareness of this unusual entity.
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spelling pubmed-74517882020-08-31 Uterine lipoma: A case report Chan, Noni Vythianathan, Mathumathi Case Rep Womens Health Article Uterine lipomas are a rare benign gynaecological tumour of uncertain histogenesis. Clinically, a uterine lipoma may be mistaken for leiomyoma or a malignant tumour. Radiological findings may be suggestive but can also often be inconclusive. However, it has a distinctive appearance on histopathological examination. We present a case of uterine lipoma in a 70-year-old woman, to increase awareness of this unusual entity. Elsevier 2020-08-13 /pmc/articles/PMC7451788/ /pubmed/32874929 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2020.e00247 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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