The Natural History of Uterine Leiomyomas: Morphometric Concordance with Concepts of Interstitial Ischemia and Inanosis

• Main Authors: Gordon P. Flake (Author), Alicia B. Moore (Author), Norris Flagler (Author), Benita Wicker (Author), Natasha Clayton (Author), Grace E. Kissling (Author), Stanley J. Robboy (Author), Darlene Dixon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Based upon our morphologic observations, we hypothesize and also provide morphometric evidence for the occurrence of progressive developmental changes in many uterine fibroids, which can be arbitrarily divided into 4 phases. These developmental phases are related to the ongoing production of extrace...