| Literature DB >> 19423058 |
Mercedes Espada Vaquero1, Javier F Magrina, Kevin O Leslie.
Abstract
Uterine smooth-muscle tumors with unusual growth patterns include a variety of neoplastic lesions characterized histologically by their similarity to adult smooth muscle tissue. The 3 primary neoplasms are intravenous leiomyomatosis, benign metastasizing leiomyoma, and leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata. We present a review of the recent literature along with the clinical and pathologic features of 5 illustrative cases from Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19423058 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.01.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Minim Invasive Gynecol ISSN: 1553-4650 Impact factor: 4.137