OBJECTIVE Uterine abnormalities, such as leiomyomas, endometrial polyps, and adenomyosis, are often clinically associated with irregular uterine bleeding. These abnormalities can have similar B-mode characteristics but require different treatment. The objective of this study was to develop diagnostic techniques based on ultrasound strain imaging that would allow in vivo visualization and charac...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rate of leiomyoma recurrence after uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic uterine leiomyomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study of UAE of uterine leiomyomas has been ongoing at the authors' hospital since 1997. The recurrence rate was assessed in June 2002. Vascular access was obtained via the right common femoral artery...

BACKGROUND Clinical observations indicate that leiomyomas occur more frequently in African Americans compared to other ethnic groups with unknown etiology. To identify the molecular basis for the difference we compared leiomyomas form A. Americans with Caucasians using genomic and proteomic strategies. METHODS Microarray, realtime PCR, 2D-PAGE, mass spectrometry, Western blotting and immunohi...

tumors. In: Sobin LH, Rosai J, eds. Atlas of Tumor Pathology: Tumors of the Lower Respiratory Tract. Washington, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1995; pp. 353–356. 7 Jauthzke G, Muller-Ruchholtz E, Thalmann U. Immunohistological detection of estrogen and progesterone receptors in multiple and well differentiated leiomyomatous lung tumors in women with uterine leiomyomas (so-called benign m...

Leiomyomas and schwannomas of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are mainly comprised of spindle-shaped tumor cells and should always be differentiated from gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor Kit (KIT) and discovered on GIST-1 (DOG1) are well-known diagnostic markers for the detection of a GIST by immunohistochemical staining. The aim of the present stu...

A 66-year-old Japanese man presented with a painless skin tumor in his left axillae which had been present for several years without receiving any medical treatment. The tumor enlarged and lesions appeared on several areas on his body within a few months of April 2012 (Fig. 1). Histopathological examination of a skin biopsy specimen taken from a right inguinal tumor showed a dense infiltrate of...

Uterine leiomyomas (ULs) are the most common gynecological benign tumors originating from the myometrium. Prevalent mutations in the mediator complex subunit 12 (MED12) gene have been identified in ULs, and functional evidence has revealed that these mutations may promote the development of ULs. However, whether MED12 mutations are associated with certain clinical characteristics in ULs remains...

Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary syndrome, which is caused by germline mutations in the FH gene that encodes the tricarboxylic acid cycle enzyme fumarate hydratase (FH). HLRCC patients are predisposed to develop cutaneous leiomyomas, multiple, symptomatic uterine fibroids in young women resulting in early hysterectomies, and early on...