Fibroid degeneration in a postmenopausal woman presenting as an acute abdomen

• Main Authors: Rajesh Shrestha (Author), Raju Khanal (Author), Madan Raj Aryal (Author), Ranjan Pathak (Author), Paras Karmacharya (Author), Muniba Naqi (Author), Srujitha Murukutla (Author), Vijaya Raj Bhatt (Author), Aaron Gottesman (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Uterine fibroid, one of the most common tumors in women, is estrogen dependent, which commonly regresses after menopause. Fibroid degeneration after menopause, therefore, is rare. Here the authors report a case of 56-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain, low grade fe...