Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata Positive for Progesterone Receptor
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Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata Positive for Progesterone Receptor
BACKGROUND Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is a rare condition that occurs in reproductive-age women. The pathogenesis of LPD is considered to be related to female sex hormones. CASE REPORT A 30-year-old woman who had undergone an ovariectomy due to calcified thecoma at 24 years of age and had delivered a baby boy at 29 years of age showed abnormal abdominal-pelvic masses in a c...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.893570