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leiomyoma
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leiomyoma [‚lī·ō·mī′ō·mə]
(medicine)
A benign tumor composed of smooth muscle cells.
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4) Uterine leiomyoma Uterine leiomyomas are neoplasms derived from the smooth muscle cells of the myometrium.
Uterine MRI: a review of technique and diagnosis by Sydow, Brian D.; Seigelman, Evan S. / Applied Radiology
[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] [FIGURE 3 OMITTED] Diffuse leiomyomatosis is among the many variants of uterine leiomyoma with unusual growth patterns that have been described.
Massive multilocular cystic leiomyoma of the uterus: an extreme ... by Plummer, Joseph / Southern Medical Journal
Progesterone receptor modulator CDB-2914 down regulates proliferative cell nuclear antigen and Bcl-2 protein expression and up-regulates caspase-3 and poly(adenosine 5'-diphosphateribose) polymerase expression in cultured human uterine leiomyoma cells," Journal of Clinical Endocrinology& Metabolism 90(2): 953-961.
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