Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata in association with Currarino syndrome?
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Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata: a case report.
Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is a very rare disease characterized by formation of multiple smooth muscle tumor or nodules disseminated throughout the omental and peritoneal surfaces. It is a benign disease of unknown etiology which usually occur in women of reproductive age. The tumor may originate from the mesentery, the omentum and even the peritoneum covering the abdominal w...
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Background Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminate (LPD), is a rare disease in which multiple smooth muscles or smooth muscle-like nodules develop in a subperitoneal location in any part of the abdominal cavity. No reports of multiple congenital malformations associated with LPD have been found in English literature. Case presentation We report such a case of a 27 yr-old patient referred to our...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Cancer
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1471-2407
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-6-127