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Robotic Enucleation of Esophageal Leiomyoma
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Rapidly growing leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman
Takako Okamoto1, Masafumi Koshiyama, Keiko Yamamoto
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Himeji National Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
|July 9, 2004
Abstract:
We present here a case of a rapidly growing leiomyoma occurring after menopause. The tumor weighed 4329 g, suggesting the rapid accumulation of 'hyaline fibrosis'. A small amount of proliferative activity was detected as evidenced by Ki-67 antigen immunoreactivity.