Introduction
Uterine leiomyoma is a benign gynecological tumor originated from smooth muscle cells that affects up to 80% of women worldwide. From these, only 20 to 30% resent symptoms.1 Multiple risk factors are associated with leiomyoma development, with the most common ones being nulliparity, obesity, early menarche, African ...
Introduction
Uterine myomas are the most common benign tumor of the female genital tract.1 Myomas could be classified into subserous, intramural, and submucous types according to their location in the uterus. Clinical presentation of the submucous myoma includes menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, infertility, and repeated ...
Introdução
O diagnóstico de leiomiomas uterinos durante a gravidez é mais freqüente na atualidade que no passado e hoje sua incidência varia de 0,09 a 3,9%1. Um dos motivos seria a tendência atual da mulher moderna em postergar suas gestações p...
Relatos de Casos
Leiomioma de Uretra Feminina: Relato de Caso
Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra: a Case Report
Christiane F. Guterres 1, Antônio Chambô Filho 1, Carlos Musso 2, Eduardo F. Scardua 1
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Introduction
Uterine fibroids (UFs) are the most common benign gynecological pathology, and out of the 70 to 80% of women who present these tumors, 20 to 30% will have symptoms related to their presence, such as abnormal uterine bleeding and pelvic pain.1 These complaints significantly impair their quality of life,2 and UFs...
Introduction
Leiomyomas/fibroids are benign uterine tumors that are more common in black people. Gray-scale ultrasonography is a reliable method of diagnosing these tumors, and it can be supplemented with Doppler mode to provide additional hemodynamic information.
Though the pulsatility index (PI) is c...
Introduction
Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyomas are a rare variant of leiomyomas with a disparate gross appearance. They generally arise from the myometrium and extend to the broad ligaments. This particular type of tumor typically incorporates various characteristics, including dissecting growth and perinodular hydropic degeneration...
Introduction
Uterine leiomyomas are benign monoclonal tumors, and the most frequent site for their occurrence is the muscle cells of the myometrium. However, they develop in any site where smooth muscle cells are present,1 such as the vulva, the vagina, the ovaries, the urinary bladder, the urethra, the round ligaments, the uter...
Introduction
Uterine leiomyomas affect 20 to 30% of women older than 35 years, and their incidence may be on the rise since many women are postponing their reproductive careers1. Extrauterine leiomyomas are rare, benign, and may arise in any anatomic sites. Their unusual growth pattern may even mimic m...
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