Mitotically Active Leiomyoma


D efinition A morphologic variant of uterine leiomyoma.

Clinical Features

Epidemiology

  • Mitotic activity within normal and leiomyomatous smooth muscle cells is a well-established phenomenon.

  • Exogenous progesterones increase the observed mitotic rate in leiomyomata.

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