title: Giant uterine tumors: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: This is a case report of the management and surgical removal of a 65-lb uterine leiomyoma. This is the 56th reported case of a giant uterine tumor (25 lb or over) and the eighth such case reported in the last 35 years. The literature concerning these large tumors is reviewed, and a discussion of some of the important aspects of surgical management is presented.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology