Multiple uterine fibroids in an 18-year-old: a case report and review of literature

Abstract

Uterine fibroids are benign monoclonal neoplasms arising from smooth muscle cells in the uterine wall. They are common  gynaecological tumours in women of reproductive age, but, a rare occurrence in adolescence. We present a case of a Nigerian 18-year-old undergraduate with abnormal uterine bleeding and abdominal swelling with a clinical diagnosis of uterine fibroids. She had an open abdominal myomectomy. Histology confirmed uterine fibroids. There is need for medical practitioners to consider this condition as a differential diagnosis especially among this group of women albeit a rare occurrence.

Keywords: uterine fibroid, gynaecological tumours, reproductive age, myomectomy, Nigeria