Although the etiology of intravenous leiomyomatosis remains to be elucidated, two theories have been advanced. One theory suggests that intravenous leiomyomatosis originates from the vessel wall, ...

Smooth muscle lesions of the large bowel, excluding the rectum, are generally rare, and diffuse smooth muscle lesions, termed leiomyomatosis, are even rarer. In this report, we document, for the first ...

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Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis (DPL) is a rare disorder characterized by the presence of multifocal nodules and tumors composed of proliferating smooth muscle tissue, spread throughout the ...

Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a form of uterine leiomyoma that permeates into the venous system and grows along the vessel wall. Although histologically benign, biologically, it has malignant ...

LEIOMYOMATOSIS cutis is a rare dermatologic disorder typified by hyperplasia of one of the several smooth-muscle elements found in the skin. This entity was first recognized clinically by Virchow 1 in ...