Large uterine leiomyoma in a premenarchal 11-year-old patient: A case report
Introduction: Uterine leiomyomas, solid benign monoclonal tumors, are the most common pelvic tumor in women. Sex steroid hormones are thought to play a role in their pathogenesis, and they are known to increase with age in premenopausal women. Leiomyomas are exceedingly rare in the pediatric and ado...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576623001240 |