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Haemoperitoneum due to Spontaneous Bleeding from Uterine Leiomyoma

Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Background: Uterine leiomyoma is the most common pelvic tumor in women. Grave complications from this benign tumor are infrequent though can be life-threatening.
Abraham Tunde Oladimeji, Edokpolor Osazuwa Ede, Emmanuel Ajibola Jeje, Olukayode Azeez Oseni   +3 more
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Diagnosis of Leiomyosarcoma after Uterine Artery Embolization for Multiple Leiomyomas

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020
Uterine sarcoma is significantly rarer than leiomyoma and has poor prognosis. Moreover, the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma is difficult because its symptoms, including pelvic pain, uterine mass, and/or uterine bleeding, are very similar to those of ...
Maako Tsuji, Tomoko Kihara, Shuko Hushimi, Yukari Nishino, Tomoko Kanayama, Mitsuhiro Nishijima   +5 more
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Interleukin-1 β gene polymorphisms in Iranian patients with uterine fibroid, a case-control study [PDF]

, 2015
Uterine leiomyoma (UL) or fibroid is the most common estrogen- dependent tumor of the reproductive system. Almost a quarter of women at reproductive age are affected with this benign tumor. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the possible
Farrokhi, Effat., Hashemzadeh-Chaleshtori, Morteza., Kheiri, Soleiman., Miraj, Sepide., Shariati, Laleh., Tabatabaiefar, Mohammad Amin., Taghizade Mortezaee, Fatemeh.   +6 more
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Role of nonhuman primate models in the discovery and clinical development of selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) [PDF]

, 2006
Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) represent a new class of progesterone receptor ligands that exert clinically relevant tissue-selective progesterone agonist, antagonist, partial, or mixed agonist/antagonist effects on various ...
Kristof Chwalisz, Ramesh Garg, Robert Brenner, Ov Slayden, Craig Winkel, Walter Elger, WM Allen, KH Slotta, A Butenandt, D Philibert, IM Spitz, K Chwalisz, W Elger, D DeManno, K Chwalisz, K Chwalisz, K Chwalisz, K Chwalisz, G Schubert, RM Brenner, RM Brenner, HA Padykula, RW Kelly, K Chwalisz, RM Brenner, RM Brenner, K Chwalisz, K Chwalisz, R Noyes, AR Williams, RB Clarke, MC Pike, J Hoffmann, E Lundstrom, P Conner, LJ Hofseth, K Chwalisz, M Hickey, M Hickey, M Simbar, OD Slayden, RM Brenner, RM Brenner, RM Brenner, OD Slayden, W Chen, MK Bagchi, E Vegeto, E Vegeto, CL Smith, KB Horwitz, ML Hull, JD Chen, SA Onate, TA Jackson, BL Wagner, BL Wagner, V Melvin, G Schubert   +58 more
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Reproductologist’s current views on etiopathogenesis and treatment of uterine leiomyoma

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017
Aim. To analyze specialized scientific literature for compilation of data about contemporary views on the uterus leiomyoma etiopathogenetic features, its clinical course and influence on woman’s reproductive function, and also to study data about modern ...
N. V. Avramenko, D. E. Barkovsky, O. V. Kabachenko, D. V. Letsin   +3 more
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Successful myomectomy during pregnancy : A case report [PDF]

, 2005
Background The medical literature has reported an increase in myomectomy during caesarean section in the past decade. However, myomectomy performed during pregnancy remains a rarity.
Chisara Umezurike, Paul Feyi-Waboso, DF Lolis, D Brown, D Ikedife, EY Kwawukume, OC Ezechi, AE Ehigiegba, AS Roman, R Depp, SP Michalas, E Sapmaz, AE Ehigiegba, L Cobellis, F Ortac, EY Kwawukume, CA Burton, JG Joo, SC Low, C Exacoustos   +19 more
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Adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf.) Hull Extract and Active Compounds Inhibit Proliferation of Primary Human Leiomyoma Cells and Protect against Sexual Hormone-Induced Mice Smooth Muscle Hyperproliferation

Molecules, 2019
Uterine leiomyomas, also known as fibroids, are benign neoplasms of the uterus and have a high incidence rate in women of reproductive age. Hysterectomy or myomectomy is the initial treatment, but fibroids will recur if the patient is still exposed to ...
Po-Han Lin, Chun-Kuang Shih, Yu-Ting Yen, Wenchang Chiang, Shih-Min Hsia   +4 more
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Uterine Leiomyomas: An ENIGMA

Journal of Mid-life Health, 2016
Leiomyomas are benign tumors composed of smooth muscle cells and varying amounts of fibrous connective tissue commonly encountered in women of reproductive age group. Leiomyomas need hormonal milieu for their growth and maintenance. Unopposed estrogenic stimulation manifests as leiomyomas undergoing secondary changes, endometrial proliferation or ...
Kempula Geethamala, Venkataramappa Srinivasa Murthy, Bangalore Ramalingiah Vani, Sudha Rao   +3 more
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A rare enterouterine fistula between uterine leiomyoma and sigmoid colon in a nulliparous woman: a case report

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Background The commonest benign neoplasm encountered in women of reproductive age group is uterine leiomyoma which usually presents with abnormal uterine bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, urinary disturbances, urinary retention, constipation, and ...
M. Maivizhi Shruthi, Biswajit Sahoo, Saubhagya Kumar Jena, Pruthwiraj Sethi, Subarna Mitra, Manoj Kumar Nayak, Shilpy Jha, Nerbadyswari Deep Bag, Laveti Sai Sarvazna   +8 more
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Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer: Cutaneous lesions & atypical fibroids

Case Reports in Women's Health, 2017
Objective: To report a diagnosis of hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC) syndrome following initial presentation with multiple cutaneous lesions. Design: Case report. Design classification: N/A.
Pietro Bortoletto, Jennifer L. Lindsey, Liping Yuan, Bradley J. Quade, Antonio R. Gargiulo, Cynthia C. Morton, Elizabeth A. Stewart, Raymond M. Anchan   +7 more
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