López CG, Vega RFJ, Peralta VV

Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 376-379
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ABSTRACT

At present, show women 46 years old, presented hiperpolimenorrea, pelvis ultrasound appearance with cystic giant mass in the uterine corpus; histopathological revealed a epitheloid leiomioma witch giant cystic degeneration. We considered it is the first reported case of this variant of the epitheoid leiomyoma.

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