title: Blood vessels of the intratumoral septa in uterine leiomyomata.
abstract: The angioarchitecture of fibroid intratumoral septa was studied using 32 uteri obtained during necropsies of the females aged between 35-57. The whole vascular bed of 16 uteri was injected with synthetic resin Mercox CL-2R and then the uteri were corroded in potassium hydroxide. Next 16 uteri were injected with acrylic emulsion, Liquitex R. Their vascular bed was studied using immunohistochemistry for von Willebrandt's factor. Immunohistochemistry allowed to visualize the vessels within the intratumoral septa, while SEM allowed to differentiate the vessels, which were mainly the venules and the veins. Apart from the veins the intratumoral septa were consisted of small arteries and capillaries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bereza
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lis
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mitus
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Mateusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sporek
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Przemyslaw
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chmielewski
authors.affiliation: Zespol Zakladow Opieki Zdrowotnej, Wadowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kolber
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. grzegorz.goncerz@uj.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goncerz
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuniewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D016319:Corrosion Casting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007120:Immunochemistry; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000648:ultrastructure*