1. Giant Broad Ligament Leiomyoma: A Diagnostic and Surgical Challenge.
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Jena S, Sinha NK, Prasad A, Gopal K, and Mallik J
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Broad ligament leiomyomas are rare tumors present outside the uterine body. The incidence of giant broad ligament leiomyomas (weighing over 3 kg) remains relatively rare. In this report, we present the case of a peri-menopausal woman who came in with a large abdominal mass. She was provisionally diagnosed with a right ovarian mass and planned for an exploratory laparotomy. During the procedure, a large tumor originating from the right broad ligament was seen. The tumor was occupying almost the whole of the abdominal cavity, and we faced lots of challenges to resect it without damaging the ureter and the bowel loops. This case report highlights the difficulty of diagnosing a giant broad ligament fibroid pre-operatively. It also emphasizes the intra-operative challenges faced during the management of this extremely rare condition., Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent for treatment and open access publication was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work., (Copyright © 2024, Jena et al.)
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- 2024
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