title: Musculature of the alimentary tract.
abstract: Leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas are derived from smooth muscle tissues. Smooth muscle cells also surround the blood vessels that supply the alimentary tract. These cells have at times been said to contribute to the formation of smooth muscle tumors in the alimentary canal. With such an abundance of smooth muscle, there is little reason at present to implicate the smooth muscle elements of blood vessel walls.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Surgical Anatomy and Technique, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Road, NE, Suite 303, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Skandalakis
mesh_terms: D004064:Digestive System / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010528:Peristalsis / Q000502:physiology; D013270:Stomach / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology