A giant fibroadenoma in a mature woman: diagnosis and treatment in a limited resource environment (a case report)

We report an extremely rare case of a 40-year-old woman with a giant fibroadenoma of 30cm in diameter that was accompanied by ulceration and bleeding. We document the onset, the clinical presentation, as well as the challenge encountered in the diagnosis and managing in a limited resource environmen...

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Autores principales: Kabuyaya, Médard Kakule, Mutombo, Fabrice Lele, Moseka, Francine Mbonga, Kihemba, Kasereka, Wetzig, Neil, Lussy, Justin Paluku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8488286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34650650
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.19.26200
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Sumario:We report an extremely rare case of a 40-year-old woman with a giant fibroadenoma of 30cm in diameter that was accompanied by ulceration and bleeding. We document the onset, the clinical presentation, as well as the challenge encountered in the diagnosis and managing in a limited resource environment.

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