Diffuse leiomyomatosis of the uterus with local pelvic spread.
The clinical and pathological findings of a case of diffuse leiomyomatosis of the uterus are described. The unique feature of this case is the extension of the disease process to the pelvic mesocolon. The diagnostic difficulties encountered in the histological assessment of smooth muscle tumors of the uterus are discussed.
Imperial Cancer Research Fund Medical Oncology Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland.
G J
GJ
Beattie
A R
AR
Williams
A
A
Duncan
G E
GE
Smart
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008646:Mesocolon / Q000473:pathology*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery