Epidemiology of uterine fibroids: a systematic review
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Uterine fibroids are the most common neoplasm affecting women that can cause significant morbidity and may adversely impact fertility.About:
This article is published in British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.The article was published on 2017-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 508 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Risk factor & Uterine fibroids.read more
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Evidence of a causal relationship between genetic tendency to gain muscle mass and uterine leiomyomata
Eeva Sliz,Jaakko S Tyrmi,Nilufer Rahmioglu,Krina T. Zondervan,Christian M. Becker,FinnGen,Outi Uimari,Johannes Kettunen +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted the largest genetic association study of uterine leiomyomata (UL) to date in 426,558 European women from FinnGen and a previously published UL meta-GWAS.
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Color Doppler Imaging of Vascular Abnormalities of the Uterus
TL;DR: In this article , color and spectral Doppler imaging of the pelvis is used to quickly establish the correct etiology of the uterine bleeding and guide clinical decision making and patient management.
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Erosion of calcified uterine leiomyoma into the urinary bladder: A case report
TL;DR: Erosion of leiomyoma through the bladder mucosa is rare complication but should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients presenting with hypercalciuria and recurrent bladder stones in the setting of uterine fibroids previously treated with uterine artery embolization.
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Diagnostic Challenge: Distinguishing Uterine Fibroid with Cystic Degeneration vs. Ovarian Cystic Malignancy. A Case Report.
Hariyono Winarto,Octaviyana Nadia Nitasari Simatupang,Trifonia Pingkan Siregar,Andrijono Andrijono +3 more
TL;DR: In this article , a 24-year-old woman had abdominal enlargement for eleven months and had an abdominal mass with an elevated level of CA-125 and imaging studies showed a pelvic cystic mass with a solid part, and thus malignancy was considered in differential diagnosis.
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Reproducibility of MRI Features of Uterine Leiomyomas: A Study on Interobserver Agreement and Inter-Method Agreement With Surgery.
Guilherme Castilho Sorensen de Lima,Ulysses dos Santos Torres,Leticia Ferreira Bueno,Gustavo Pedreira Rodi,Larissa Rossini Favaro,Larissa Rossini Favaro,Glaucy Lane Neme,Glaucy Lane Neme,R.M.A. Pereira,Leandro Accardo de Mattos,Leandro Accardo de Mattos,Giuseppe D'Ippolito +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate interobserver agreement in the interpretation of different MRI features of uterine leiomyomas according to observers' experience, and assess the inter-method reproducibility.
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High cumulative incidence of uterine leiomyoma in black and white women: Ultrasound evidence☆☆☆★
TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimated the age-specific cumulative incidence of fibroid tumors for black and white women in the United States and found that most premenopausal women develop fibroid tumor before menopause.
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