Shafqat Mukhtar, Muhammad Saeed, Roohi Saeed, Muhammad Ikram.
Degenerative Uterine Fibroid in A Pregnant Patient.
Proceeding Shaikh Zayed Postgrad Med Comp Jan ;24(1):33-5.

Uterine leiomyomas are the frequently found benign solid tumours of the female genital system, which usually develops 20-50% of all women between the ages of 30 and 50. Here we present the case of a 40 years old lady gravida 8 para 7+0 at 24 weeks of gestation with anterior wall uterine fibroid with complain of spotting and leaking per vagina. She expelled dead fetus 800 gm, the placenta was removed under general anaesthesia in pieces. It seems to be submucous degenerated fibroid. Histological finding confirmed the diagnosis. After few months she was admitted for hysterectomy due to menorrhagia and passage of clots. Ultimate treatment of fibroid is surgery.

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