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Intraparenchymal breast leiomyoma and atypical leiomyoma [PDF]

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Breast leiomyoma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor, accounting for less than 1% of all breast neoplasms. Cases of breast atypical leiomyoma is even more rarely reported and its diagnostic criteria together with its clinical courses is not ...
Mengping Long, Xuejiao Lina Hu, Guiyang Zhao, Yiqiang Liu, Taobo Hu   +4 more
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Rare symptomatic bladder leiomyoma: case report and literature review

Journal of International Medical Research, 2018
Bladder leiomyoma is a rare, benign tumour of the bladder. We present a clinical case of a 47-year-old asymptomatic woman with symptomatic bladder leiomyoma.
Liang He, Shengxian Li, Chao Zheng, Chunxi Wang   +3 more
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Mechanism of collagen biosynthesis up-regulation in cultured leiomyoma cells. [PDF]

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, 2008
Uterine leiomyoma is the most common tumour in women with a reported incidence of 25-30%. The tumors are benign, composed of smooth muscle cells with variable amount of collagen - rich fibrous tissue.
Wojciech Miltyk, Tomasz Bielawski, Monika Zbucka, Arkadiusz Surazynski, Jerzy Palka, Sławomir Wolczynski   +5 more
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Large Myxoid Ovarian Leiomyoma: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Ovarian leiomyoma is a rare, benign spindle cell tumor with a favorable prognosis. Myxoid leiomyoma, a rare subtype of leiomyoma, exhibits significant myxoid changes. We present a case study of a rare ovarian myxoid leiomyoma in a young woman.
Zahra Aminparast, Amirmohammad Khodaei, Zeinab Shakibaee Fard   +2 more
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Variants associating with uterine leiomyoma highlight genetic background shared by various cancers and hormone-related traits

Nature Communications, 2018
Uterine leiomyomas are common benign tumors. Here, a meta-analysis of two European leiomyoma GWAS uncovers 21 leiomyoma risk variants at 16 loci, providing evidence of genetic overlap between leiomyoma and various benign and malignant tumors and ...
Thorunn Rafnar, Bjarni Gunnarsson, Olafur A. Stefansson, Patrick Sulem, Andres Ingason, Michael L. Frigge, Lilja Stefansdottir, Jon K. Sigurdsson, Vinicius Tragante, Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir, Unnur Styrkarsdottir, Simon N. Stacey, Julius Gudmundsson, Gudny A. Arnadottir, Asmundur Oddsson, Florian Zink, Gisli Halldorsson, Gardar Sveinbjornsson, Ragnar P. Kristjansson, Olafur B. Davidsson, Anna Salvarsdottir, Asgeir Thoroddsen, Elisabet A. Helgadottir, Katrin Kristjansdottir, Orri Ingthorsson, Valur Gudmundsson, Reynir T. Geirsson, Ragnheidur Arnadottir, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Gisli Masson, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Jon G. Jonasson, Karl Olafsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Bjarni V. Halldorsson, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Kari Stefansson   +36 more
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Review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of vulvar leiomyoma, a rare gynecological tumor

Journal of International Medical Research, 2018
The objective of this article is to discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and therapy of vulvar leiomyoma. We performed a review of all English-language reports of vulvar leiomyoma published in PubMed from 1978 to 2015 using the
Chao Sun, Junkai Zou, Qing Wang, Qi Wang, Lu Han, Nasra Batchu, Qurat Ulain, Jiang Du, Shulan Lv, Qing Song, Qiling Li   +10 more
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Mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate promotes uterine leiomyoma cell survival through tryptophan-kynurenine-AHR pathway activation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022
Significance Uterine leiomyomas (or fibroids) represent the most common tumor affecting up to 80% of reproductive-age women. Epidemiological studies consistently indicate a positive association between exposure to endocrine-disrupting phthalates and ...
T. Iizuka, P. Yin, Azna Zuberi, Stacy A. Kujawa, J. Coon, R. D. Björvang, P. Damdimopoulou, Diana C. Pacyga, Rita S. Strakovsky, J. Flaws, S. Bulun   +10 more
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Specific Histologic Type of Leiomyoma Related to Estrogen Receptor Expression

WMJ (Warmadewa Medical Journal), 2022
Uterine Leiomyoma or fibroid is the most common gynecologic benign neoplasm which arising from monoclonal proliferation of smooth muscle cells in uterine wall.
Ni Wayan Armerinayanti , Desak Putu Oki Lestari , I Gde Sastra Winata   +2 more
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MRI findings in-between leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma: a Rad-Path correlation of degenerated leiomyomas and variants.

British Journal of Radiology, 2021
Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the uterus. On the opposite side, leiomyosarcomas are rare malignant uterine tumors that account for a significant proportion of uterine cancer deaths.
V. Bura, R. Pintican, R. Dávid, H. Addley, Janette Smith, M. Jimenez-Linan, Janice Lee, S. Freeman, C. Georgiu   +8 more
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A combination of Vitamin D3 and Epigallocatechin Gallate significantly inhibits leiomyoma growth in an experimental animal model [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Device and Adjuvant Treatments, 2022
OBJECTIVE: Leiomyoma, or uterine fibroid, is the most common benign gynecological neoplasm. It can cause abnormal uterine bleeding, pain, urinary incontinence, constipation and dyspareunia. Hysterectomy is the most used treatment. Currently great efforts
A. Goker, S. Micili, B. Ergur, N. Kuscu
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