Septic submucous nascent myoma. Clinical case presentation

Abstract

Uterine myomatosis is the most frequent benign neoplasm in women, but it is also an underdiagnosed pathology because it generally does not generate symptoms, occurring in 25% of women in the reproductive stage and 70% in the postmenopausal stage. The objective of this work is to present a clinical case of a patient in the menopausal stage, who debut a large nascent submucosal fibroid with septic characteristics, its management and clinical evolution. Materials and Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was performed, presenting a clinical case. The informed consent of the patient was requested for review of clinical history and images that contributed to the development of the present research. Results :describes the case of a 48-year old nuligestal female patient who presented a large nascent submucosal fibroid, so total abdominal hysterectomy plus bilateral salpingo-oforentomia is performed, obtaining a myomatous uterus of septic characteristics that generated a complicated postoperative evolution. Conclusion: it is important to make an adequate and timely diagnosis, a correct medical history, know the genetic desires or not of the patient, the age at which she is, the size of the fibroid or fibroids, its location,take into consideration and be prepared to treat the most frequent complications.