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Pathogenesis and medical management of uterine fibroids /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brosens, I. A., Lunenfeld, Bruno, Donnez, J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Parthenon Pub. Group, [1999]
Subjects:
Leiomyoma > pathology.
Leiomyoma > therapy.
Uterine Neoplasms > pathology.
Uterine Neoplasms > therapy.
Table of Contents:
  • Sect. 1. Pathogenesis
  • Mesenchymal cell differentiation: speculation about the histogenesis of uterine leiomyomas / S. Fujii ... [et al.]
  • Sex steroidal regulation of leiomyoma growth and apoptosis / T. Maruo ... [et al.]
  • Steroid hormone action: modulation of progesterone receptor function in uterine tissues / J. Brosens ... [et al.]
  • Growth factors / S.K. Smith
  • Cytogenetics of mesenchymal tumors of the uterus / P. Dal Cin, H. Van den Berghe
  • Expression of high-mobility group I proteins in uterine leiomyomas / U. Fuhrmann, A. Wasserfall, M. Klotzbücher
  • Sect. 2. Clinical aspects
  • Epidemiology of uterine fibroids / A.E. Schindler
  • Three-dimensional and color Doppler assessment of uterine fibroids / A. Kurjak, S. Kupesic
  • Clinicopathological features of uterine leiomyomas / I.A. Brosens ... [et al.]
  • Sect. 3. Medical therapy
  • Medical management of uterine fibroids: short-term therapy with GnRH agonists / M. Nisolle, J. Donnez
  • Progestogens and antiestrogens / J. Donnez ... [et al.]
  • Medical treatment of uterine fibroids: GnRH antagonists / R.E. Felberbaum, M. Ludwig, K. Diedrich
  • Mifepristone: a role in uterine myoma treatment / E.-E. Baulieu.