title: A giant fibroid uterus.
abstract: Giant uterine fibroids are those weighing greater than 25 lb (11.4 kg). Such a fibroid may appear as a solitary tumor or as a conglomerate mass of uterine fibroids presenting as a single uterine tumor. The challenge of these tumors lies in their proper surgical management. Combined preoperative and postoperative mortality is approximately 15%. The paucity of recent reports encountered in the literature of uterine fibroids of this magnitude reflects their rarity.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery