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Calcified bilateral ovarian fibroma in a 15 year old female: case report and literature review
Aim: To highlight the potential for misdiagnosis of ovarian fibromas and need for careful evaluation especially when fertility altering decisions need to be taken in the young adolescent. Presentation of Case: The authors here review literature and present the case of a 15 year old pre menarchal pat...
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| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 720 | |a Adesina, A. M. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Imaralu, J. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Yusuf, A. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Ajani, M. A. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2019 | ||
| 520 | |a Aim: To highlight the potential for misdiagnosis of ovarian fibromas and need for careful evaluation especially when fertility altering decisions need to be taken in the young adolescent. Presentation of Case: The authors here review literature and present the case of a 15 year old pre menarchal patient with bilateral, solid hard ovarian tumors with marked ascites, who had bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, in whom the tumors turned out to be bilateral calcific ovarian fibromas. Discussion: Ovarian neoplasia are often misdiagnosed because of their non-specific symptoms and similarities to other pathologies on radiological imaging. The management of adolescents with ovarian tumors poses peculiar challenges as there is need for a balance between the risk of malignancy and the need to preserve fertility. About 1/3 of pelvic masses in pre-pubertal girls are malignant. This fact in addition to the non-specific features of malignancy in this patient such as weight loss, ascites, necessitated further evaluation which included laparotomy. Conclusion: Ovarian fibromas occur in adolescents and can pose a diagnostic dilemma; a high index of suspicion is required to plan fertility-sparing and cancer-limiting management. | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 2394-109X | |
| 024 | 8 | |a International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports 12(1), pp. 1-7 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a ui_art_adesina_calcified_2019 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a https://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11904 | |
| 653 | |a Cancer | ||
| 653 | |a Fertility | ||
| 653 | |a Fibroid | ||
| 653 | |a Fibroma | ||
| 653 | |a Ovary | ||
| 653 | |a Tumors | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Calcified bilateral ovarian fibroma in a 15 year old female: case report and literature review |