The Natural History of Uterine Leiomyomas: Light and Electron Microscopic Studies of Fibroid Phases, Interstitial Ischemia, Inanosis, and Reclamation

• Main Authors: Gordon P. Flake (Author), Alicia B. Moore (Author), Deloris Sutton (Author), Grace E. Kissling (Author), John Horton (Author), Benita Wicker (Author), David Walmer (Author), Stanley J. Robboy (Author), Darlene Dixon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We propose, and offer evidence to support, the concept that many uterine leiomyomas pursue a self-limited life cycle. This cycle can be arbitrarily divided on the basis of morphologic assessment of the collagen content into 4 phases: (1) proliferation, (2) proliferation and synthesis of collagen, (3...