A woman went to the hospital to breathe with a 28 kg tumor in the uterus

The woman underwent several important operations to remove the mass, which was approximately 63.5 centimeters long across its widest point, as well as her uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes.

Subsequently, she underwent plastic surgery to rebuild her abdominal wall, which had significantly thinned because of the mass, the report says.

Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic tumor in women, especially those aged 50 years and older. Most women do not know when they have the tumor because it rarely causes symptoms and rarely develops into cancer. In cases where symptoms occur, women experience heavy and prolonged periods, pelvic pain, constipation and frequent urination.

The Malay woman did not experience these symptoms, the report says. Lim says Science live that the woman may have avoided these symptoms because the tumor has developed slowly, allowing her body to adapt to it.

The report did not indicate how long the tumor had grown in the uterus of the woman. She came out a week after the surgery. Two months later, she no longer has trouble breathing, she is able to move alone and her abdominal scar related to the operation is cured, the report says.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the size of fibroids differs tremendously, ranging from tiny dots undetectable by the human eye to bulky masses that can enlarge the uterus. When a woman is of childbearing age, the tumor develops slowly at a rate of 9% over six months, the report says.

The report states that giant uterine fibroids rarely weigh more than 11 kilograms. Extreme cases, such as that of Malay women, are rare because most outgrowths are detected by doctors during routine examinations or when women have symptoms.

The largest recorded uterine fibroid weighed 63 kilograms, which was removed after the patient's death. The report states that the largest fibroid that was collected from a living patient weighed 45 kilograms. Both cases occurred in the late 1800s.

In a more recent history, a 26-kilogram uterine fibroid was removed from a 47-year-old premenopausal woman in 2009, the report says. Another case was reported in 2011, when 11 kilograms of the same non-cancerous mass were taken from a 33-year-old woman.

Doctors do not know what causes uterine fibroids, but research indicates factors such as genetic changes and hormones. Estrogen and progesterone "seem to promote the growth of fibroids," said the Mayo Clinic.

Factors such as heredity and race also influence a woman's chances of developing uterine fibroids. A woman whose mother and sister have fibroids is also likely to develop them. They are also more prevalent among African-American women who are diagnosed with uterine fibroids at an earlier age and have evidence of more severe cases.

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