The wandering fibroid: a case report and an approach in reducing its incidence of future cases
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Uterine fibroids are one of the most common tumours found in women of reproductive age group. parasitic or wondering fibroid are rare extra uterine benign tumours. Due to its atypical presentations and locations, these tumours cause dilemma to reach to a correct diagnosis pre operatively. Here is a case report where a 44-year-old female presenting with lower abdominal pain with a prior history of laparoscopic myomectomy with a diagnosis of leiomyoma on MRI turned out to be parasitic fibroid intra operatively.
Authors: Yashika Kotla, Disha Rajput, Deepshika Jaiswal
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414556649