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Uterine leiomyoma in pediatric population: A case report and review of the literature

Uterine leiomyomas are rare in the pediatric population with less than 20 cases in adolescences reported in the literature. Furthermore, these masses represent a common presentation of gynecologic tumors with increasing age. We report a case of a 14-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain...

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Autores principales: Martucci, Cristina, Crocoli, Alessandro, Persano, Giorgio, Bonito, Marco, Stracuzzi, Alessandra, Alaggio, Rita, Bertocchini, Arianna, Accinni, Antonella, Inserra, Alessandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9577596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36268039
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.1020072
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Sumario:Uterine leiomyomas are rare in the pediatric population with less than 20 cases in adolescences reported in the literature. Furthermore, these masses represent a common presentation of gynecologic tumors with increasing age. We report a case of a 14-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain and increasing abdominal girth. Workup with ultrasound, CT and MRI demonstrated a large pelvic mass. Complete resection by median laparotomy was performed. The mass weighed 5,596 g and was 29.5 cm × 27 cm × 19 cm; the pathological examination confirmed the hypothesis of leiomyoma. The patient remained asymptomatic at 3 months follow up.