3 Pathology of uterine fibroids

Abstract

The pathological appearances of uterine leiomyomas at macroscopic, histological and ultrastructural levels are described and illustrated. Features useful in the differential diagnosis from other uterine spindle cell lesions are included, and an outline is given of the variable features found in different studies of the effects of gonadotrophin hormone releasing hormone analogues on uterine leiomyomas.