title: Angioarchitecture of uterine cervical leiomyomata - a SEM study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  he main goal of this study was assessment of vascular structure of cervical uterine leiomyomata.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was carried out on ten human uteri collected upon autopsy. Vessels were injected with synthetic resin, next corroded and coated with gold, finally observed using scanning electron microscope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of cervical fibroids were observed in the middle third of the wall of cervix. They were surrounded by relatively dense 'vascular capsule'. consisted of flattened vein, arterioles and capillaries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Structure of cervical uterine leiomyomata was similar to those observed in initial stage of growth of myometrial fibroids.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goncerz
authors.affiliation: Chair of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bereza
authors.affiliation: Chair of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skrzat
authors.affiliation: Chair of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mitus
authors.affiliation: Chair of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.affiliation: Chair of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Dawid
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maduzia
authors.affiliation: Chair of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. kuniewiczm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuniewicz
keywords: blood supply; leiomyomata; uterine cervix