GIANT OVARIAN FIBROMA MISDIAGNOSED AS SUBSEROSAL UTERINE LEIOMYOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Wissal Zahir*, Chaimaa Nadim, Samia Dagdag, Khalid Fathi, Fatima El Hassouni, Samir Bargach
ABSTRACT
Ovarian fibroma is usually misdiagnosed preoperatively as a uterine leiomyoma. We present the observation of a patient consulting for abdominal pain with progressive increase in abdominal volume. Clinical examination revealed a firm abdomino-pelvic mass reaching the umbilicus. Pelvic ultrasound was in favor of a subserous uterine fibroid. At laparotomy, the solid ovarian mass came from the left ovary and the anatomopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of ovarian fibroma.
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