Platelet Indices in Uterine Leiomyoma Compared with other Major Gynecological Diseases

Uterine Leiomyoma: Hysterosalpingographic Appearances

Uterine leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of genital tract. The etiology of myomas is unknown. Leiomyoma shows a broad spectrum of radiographic appearances depending on the number, size, and location of the tumor. The diagnostic method for uterine leiomyomas is based primarily on the clinical situation. Despite of the varied diagnostic options such as; transvaginal sonography, sonohyste...

Uterine leiomyoma with tubules

We report two cases of "uterine leiomyoma with tubules" as a new pathological entity. Since these are biphasic neoplasms (composed by epithelial and mesenchimal elements), the differential diagnosis is between mixed mullerian tumors and uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex cord tumors (UTROSCTs). In the differential diagnosis, the mixed mullerian tumors are easily excluded because of histologi...

Major affective disorders in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared with other chronic respiratory diseases

BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) have significant impacts on quality of life including psychomotor domain. PURPOSE To evaluate three major affective disorders in subjects with COPD compared with other CRDs and nonill population. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Thai version of Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) ...

Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma from uterine leiomyoma

BACKGROUND Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) occurs in a low proportion of uterine leiomyomas and treatment methods for BML are diverse and controversial. The study introduces preliminary experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of BML with the purpose of finding a suitable management strategy for these patients. METHODS Three patients with BML were treated in our department from April 2...

The prevalence , economic cost and research funding of dementia compared with other major diseases