Lugata J

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case-report 2025
Invasive mole after heterotopic pregnancy in a postmenopausal woman: A rare case report from a tertiary hospital in northern Tanzania
International journal of surgery case reports ·doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.112069

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Invasive moles (IMs) are a rare form of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) characterized by molar tissue made up of hydropic villi with an overgrowth of trophoblastic cells. These can penetrate the myometri…

case-report 2025
Primary umbilical endometriosis in a nulliparous woman: A rare case report
International journal of surgery case reports ·doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.111259

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Endometriosis describes the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. These patients often experience cyclic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and infertility. Extra-pelvic endometriosis, particul…

case-report 2024
Giant mucinous borderline tumor of the ovary in a postmenopausal woman: A rare case report and review of the literature
International journal of surgery case reports ·doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110423

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Mucinous cystadenoma is a benign cystic ovarian tumor arising from the surface epithelium of the ovary that usually presents with vague, unspecified abdominal symptoms. If not detected early, this tumor has the …

case-report 2024
Management of a large uterine fibroid arising from the cervical stump following subtotal hysterectomy causing massive abdominal distension. A rare case report and review of the current literature
International journal of surgery case reports ·doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110160

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: A cervical stump fibroid is a rare type of leiomyoma (fibroid) that occurs in the remaining cervical tissue following a subtotal hysterectomy. In this procedure the uterus is removed but the cervix is left intac…