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Case Report
STUMPed. Is this a case of STUMP or a benign leiomyoma with extensive degenerative changes?
1 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Toowoomba Base Hospital, Queensland, Australia
2 Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
3 Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
4 University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Daina Waugh
Toowoomba Base Hospital, Toowoomba, QLD,
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Article ID: 101283Z01DW2022
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Waugh D, Lucky T, Abeysundera S. STUMPed. Is this a case of STUMP or a benign leiomyoma with extensive degenerative changes? Int J Case Rep Images 2022;13:101283Z01DW2022.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) are rare uterine neoplasms that cannot be histologically identified as explicitly benign or malignant.
Case Report: This is a report on the case of a 43-year-old nulliparous woman with a multi-fibroid uterus initially indicating a smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) following hysterectomy. This case describes the investigation and management of symptomatic anemia secondary to menorrhagia in relation to a benign leiomyoma that was initially diagnosed as STUMP in a woman who did not desire fertility to be preserved.
Conclusion: Smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential can pose significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to clinicians, a carefully designed management and follow-up plan considering the patient factors is essential.
Keywords: Benign leiomyoma, Menorrhagia, STUMP, Tumor necrosis
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Author ContributionsDaina Waugh - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Tarana Lucky - Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Senaka Abeysundera - Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent has been provided by the patient for this case reports publication.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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