SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMORS OF UNCERTAIN MALIGNANT POTENTIAL. INTRAVENOUS LEIOMYOMATOSIS: A CLINICAL CASE


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Abstract

Clinicians very frequently encounter smooth muscle mesenchymal tumors of the uterus. Most of them are easily classified as benign (leiomyomas) or malignant ones on the basis of their macroscopic and microscopic manifestations. However, in practice there are occasionally the variants of leiomyomas that cannot definitely interpret the process since their morphological signs do not contradict benign neoplasms and clinically appear as malignant tumors. In particular, these tumors include intravenous leiomyomatosis.

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Ulia Gennadievna Payanidi

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Email: paian-u@yandex.ru
PhD, gynecological department 115478, Russia, Moscow, Kashirskoye shosse 23

Kirill Iosifovich Zhordania

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Email: kiazo2@yandex.ru
Prof., PhD, gynecological department 115478, Russia, Moscow, Kashirskoye shosse 23

Ivan Sokratovitch Stilidi

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Email: istilidi@front.ru
Prof., PhD, abdominal department 115478, Russia, Moscow, Kashirskoye shosse 23

Tatiyana Ivanovna Zacharova

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Email: znzacharov@.rambler.ru
PhD, morphological department 115478, Russia, Moscow, Kashirskoye shosse 23

Vagan Yurikovich Bokhyan

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Email: v_bokhyan@kand.ru
PhD, abdominal department 115478, Russia, Moscow, Kashirskoye shosse 23

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