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. 2018 Dec;15(4):279-280.
doi: 10.4274/tjod.06881. Epub 2019 Jan 9.

Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata in a nonpregnant woman

Abdullah Aydın  1 , Tuçe Söylemez  1 , Ateş Karateke  2 , Mesut Polat  2 , Burçin Rabia Girgin  1
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Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata in a nonpregnant woman

Abdullah Aydın et al. Turk J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: abdominal mass; leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata; Nulligravida.

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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. A-F) Intraoperative photography showed multinodular solid mass that had originated from anterior serosal surface of uterus (A, B), microscopic examination revealed smooth muscle proliferation (hematoxylin and eosin Cx40, Dx200), estrogen receptor and caldesmon positivity in tumor cells (E and F x200)
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