Unexpected Malignancy in Women Undergoing Surgery for Uterine Fibroids

The absolute risk of unexpected malignancy in women with fibroids is low, but the difficulty in preoperative diagnosis remains a challenge. Hence, patients should be counselled preoperatively about the likelihood of such a finding in the final histopathology.

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Cureus
Published
2026-02-26
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.104342
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Uterine Myomas and Treatments
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Unexpected Malignancy in Women Undergoing Surgery for Uterine Fibroids

Deepti Goswami, Nita Khurana, Bandana Bharali
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Uterine Myomas and Treatments
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Unexpected Malignancy in Women Undergoing Surgery for Uterine Fibroids

Deepti Goswami, Nita Khurana, Bandana Bharali
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Abstract

The absolute risk of unexpected malignancy in women with fibroids is low, but the difficulty in preoperative diagnosis remains a challenge. Hence, patients should be counselled preoperatively about the likelihood of such a finding in the final histopathology.

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Maulana Azad Medical College (IN)
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Uterine Myomas and Treatments
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