A Giant Fibroadenoma in a Mature Woman: Diagnosis and Treatment in a Limited Resource Environment (a Case Report)

Overview

Journal Pan Afr Med J

Date 2021 Oct 15

PMID 34650650

Authors

Medard Kakule Kabuyaya

Fabrice Lele Mutombo

Francine Mbonga Moseka

Kasereka Kihemba

Neil Wetzig

Justin Paluku Lussy

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Abstract

We report an extremely rare case of a 40-year-old woman with a giant fibroadenoma of 30cm in diameter that was accompanied by ulceration and bleeding. We document the onset, the clinical presentation, as well as the challenge encountered in the diagnosis and managing in a limited resource environment.

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