title: Therapy for painful cutaneous leiomyomas.
abstract: Cutaneous leiomyomas, if multiple and painful, can pose a treatment dilemma. The types of cutaneous leiomyomas and the anatomy and physiology of smooth muscle are reviewed as an introduction to the therapy of painful leiomyomas by a calcium-channel blocker.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009543:Nifedipine