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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">IJMABHR</journal-id>
<journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title>IJMABHR</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="epub">2582-8940</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Anfo Publication House</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">356</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.54660/IJMBHR.2025.6.3.9-12</article-id>
<title-group><article-title>Diagnostic Challenges of Broad Ligament Fibroids: Two Case Reports</article-title></title-group>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name><surname>Acharya</surname><given-names>Sholen</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Rath</surname><given-names>Deepak</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><label>1</label>Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India</aff>
<aff id="aff2"><label>2</label>Department of Rheumatology, SUM Ultimate Medicare, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India</aff>
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<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub"><day>02</day><month>07</month><year>2025</year></pub-date>
<volume>6</volume>
<issue>3</issue>
<fpage>09</fpage>
<lpage>12</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>06</day><month>05</month><year>2025</year></date>
<date date-type="accepted"><day>04</day><month>06</month><year>2025</year></date>
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<abstract><p>Background: Broad ligament fibroids are rare extrauterine leiomyomas that can mimic adnexal or retroperitoneal masses, often leading to diagnostic and surgical challenges.
Case Presentation: We report two cases of broad ligament fibroids with distinct presentations. The first case involved a 42-year-old woman presenting with abdominal distension and a mass equivalent to 34 weeks’ gestation. Imaging suggested a retroperitoneal or uterine mass; surgical exploration revealed a large right-sided broad ligament fibroid with cystic degeneration. The second case was a 70-year-old woman with anorexia, weakness, and renal dysfunction. Imaging showed a pelvic mass with mild left hydronephrosis. Surgical removal and histopathology confirmed a broad ligament fibroid with hyaline degeneration.
Conclusion: These cases highlight the diagnostic complexities of broad ligament fibroids, in differentiating them from ovarian or malignant pelvic masses. Early surgical intervention remains the definitive treatment, with intraoperative care essential to avoid injury to adjacent structures and to confirm diagnosis via histopathology.
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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><kwd>Broad Ligament Fibroid</kwd><kwd>Extrauterine Leiomyoma</kwd><kwd>Cystic Degeneration</kwd><kwd>Hyaline Degeneration</kwd><kwd>Ovarian Malignancy</kwd></kwd-group>
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