Supported by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China,No.19DZ2251100;Shanghai Municipal Health Commission,China,No.SHSLCZDZK 03502;National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81725008.
BACKGROUND Vaginal myomectomy is the most common form of radical treatment for prolapsed submucosal leiomyoma and is typically performed under general anesthesia.However,an alternative treatment approach is needed for...
BACKGROUND Diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis(DUL)is a benign uterine smooth muscle neoplasm with unknown etiology.Since DUL is rarely reported,knowledge regarding it is limited.The rate of early diagnosis is low,and DUL ...
Parasitic Leiomyoma (PL) is considered a rare variant of uterine fibroids occurring outside the uterus. We hereby report a challenging case of parasitic leiomyoma that is considered rare in the literature with all its...
Background: Submucosal fibroids account for approximately 15 - 20 percent of total fibroids. Rarely, they prolapse. Common size is 2 - 6 cm, because larger fibroids are unlikely to fit through the cervix. Larger fibro...
A 46-year old woman (gravida 3, para 1) presented at West China Second Hospital with complaints of a space-occupying lesion in the uterus that, 2 years before, had been diagnosed as a uterine cyst at West China Second...
Uterine leiomyoma, a benign tumor, may be treated with hormone therapy, conventional surgical resection and uterine artery embolization (UAE): this paper reports the study on safety after UAE treatment. Pregnancy proc...
Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis (DPL) is a benign tumor of smooth muscle tissue. It is rare and is characterized by the development of multiple peritoneal nodules simulating peritoneal carcinosis. Less than 200...
supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(NCET-11-0949)
Objective:To investigate the role of epidermal growth factor(EGF) in the pathogenesis of uterine leiomyomas.Methods:Human myometrial smooth muscle cells(HM-SMCs) and smooth muscle cells of human uterine leiomyomas(HL-...
Uterine leiomyoma is a relatively common condition occurring in a majority of African American and Caucasian women by age 50. Magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis with contrast is the modality of choice when evalu...
Histogenesis of uterine leiomyosarcoma has been controversial. It is generally believed that uterine leiomyosarcomas arise de novo, rather than from any precursor lesions. We report an unusual case of spontaneous rupt...