Fibroid degeneration in a postmenopausal woman presenting as an acute abdomen

Abstract

Uterine fibroid, one of the most common tumors in women, is estrogen dependent, which commonly regresses after menopause. Fibroid degeneration after menopause, therefore, is rare. Here the authors report a case of 56-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain, low grade fever, and leukocytosis as a result of fibroid degeneration.

Keywords

• post-menopause
• uterine fibroid
• degeneration
• acute abdomen