"' Myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome "'describes an excessive erythrocyte ( red blood cells ) production, occurring in about 0.5 % of individuals affected by uterine leiomyomas ( fibroids ).
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Added was a category for submucous myomas that make contact with the endometrium but do not distort the endometrial cavity ( Type 3 ), and subclassification for intramural leiomyomas and the various types of subserous myomas.
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For example, a benign tumor of smooth muscle cells is called a " leiomyoma " ( the common name of this frequently occurring benign tumor in the uterus is " fibroid " ).
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The skin presentation is of asymmetrical, reddish-brown nodules or papules with a firm consistency, predominantly located on the limbs ( multiple cutaneous leiomyoma ), although they may occur anywhere, including the face.
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Abnormal uterine bleeding in the reproductive years comprises a complex set of disorders that include abnormalities in endocrine, endometrial and hemostatic function and a number of structural anomalies that include polyps, adenomyosis and leiomyomas or fibroids.
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M . Massari, M . De Simone, U . Cioffi, F . Gabrielli, P . Boccasanta, L . Bonavina : Endoscopic ultrasonography in the evaluation of leiomyoma and extramucosal cysts of the esophagus.
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It is believed that estrogen and progesterone have a mitogenic effect on leiomyoma cells and also act by influencing ( directly and indirectly ) a large number of growth factors, cytokines and apoptotic factors as well as other hormones.
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"' Reed s syndrome "'( or "'familial leiomyomatosis cutis et uteri "') is a rare inherited condition characterised by multiple cutaneous leiomyomas and, in women, autosomal dominant.
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These tumours may also arise in the tunica dartos of the scrotum and the mammillary muscle of the nipple ( genital leiomyoma ), the smooth muscle of blood vessels ( angioleiomyoma ) and the lung ( pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis ).
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M . Massari, E . Lattuada, M . A . Zappa, G . Pieri, U . Cioffi, M . De Simone, A . Segalin, L . Bonavina : Evaluation of leiomyoma of the esophagus with endoscopic ultrasonography.
