title: Recurrent leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata exacerbated by in vitro fertilization.
abstract: Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata is a rare disease that is most often discovered during pregnancy or in patients with a history of oral contraceptive use. We report the first case of a patient with the disease who conceived by in vitro fertilization and the complications that occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deering
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kopelman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000150:complications*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*