Preoperative Diagnosis of Usual Leiomyoma, Atypical Leiomyoma, and Leiomyosarcoma

Uterine smooth muscle tumors (SMTs) are common pelvic tumors in women, and most of them are diagnosed as usual leiomyoma (UL). Exclusion of malignant disease is important in the management of SMTs. However, differentiation of SMTs remains difficult. In this study, we aimed to improve the preoperativ...

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Main Authors: M. Matsuda, T. Ichimura, M. Kasai, M. Murakami, N. Kawamura, T. Hayashi, T. Sumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Sarcoma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/498682