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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan 8:38:19.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.19.26200. eCollection 2021.

A giant fibroadenoma in a mature woman: diagnosis and treatment in a limited resource environment (a case report)

Médard Kakule Kabuyaya  1   2 , Fabrice Lele Mutombo  1 , Francine Mbonga Moseka  3 , Kasereka Kihemba  4 , Neil Wetzig  1 , Justin Paluku Lussy  5   6
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Case Reports

A giant fibroadenoma in a mature woman: diagnosis and treatment in a limited resource environment (a case report)

Médard Kakule Kabuyaya et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

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.

Keywords: Giant; case report; fibroadenoma; management; mature woman.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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right breast tumor case before surgery
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Figure 2
A) breast tumour preoperatively; B) right mastectomy; C) immediate postoperative aspect
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Figure 3
outcome after right mastectomy
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