CLINICAL EVALUATION AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF 100 CASES OF FIBROID UTERUS IN SHAHEED SUHRAWARDY MEDICAL COLLEGE
Dr. Ruma Akter*, Dr. Nasima Akter, Dr. Md. Shah Alamgir and Dr. Tahmina Hossain
ABSTRACT
Background: The tumour is well circumscribed but not encapsulated (Various terms were used to refer to the tumour included. It is also termed myoma or fibromyma and is popularly called a fibroid. Objective: To carefully analyze history and clinical examination of uterine myoma patient's. Method: This study was a prospective study. The study was carried on during the period of October, 2006 to June 2007. This study was carried out in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka. It deals with 100 cases of leiomyoma of uterus. Results: Among the 100 patients in this study (58%) were above 40 years. Majority of the patients (82%) were between 36-50 years of age, The range of the age was 21-56 years. In most of the patients onset of symptoms were gradual and progressive indicating slow growth of the tumor. A number of patients suffered from various medical conditions (58%). Among them 26% had obesity, 18% had hypertension, 8% had diabetes and 6% had both hypertension and diabetes. Conclusion: Diagnosis of myoma was not difficult in most of the cases. Clinical diagnosis was based on history, examination and also pelvic ultrasonography report.
Keywords: Tumour, fibromyma, leiomyoma, myoma.
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