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BACKGROUND: Diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis is a rare, benign entity and approximately 30 cases have been described previously. CASE: A 42-year-old woman who complained of abdominal pain had a pelvic ultrasound scan showing a uterine mass. During the operation, the surgeon observed that both ovaries, the broad ligament, and the pelvis contained various nodules of striking size. On sectioning, uterus and ovaries contained multiple nodules of elastic consistency; microscopically, all consisted of benign smooth muscle tissue. CONCLUSION: Leiomyomatosis may exhibit concomitant parametrial, pelvic, and bilateral ovarian involvement.
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Leiomyomatosis/diagnosis , Ovarian Neoplasms/diagnosis , Pelvic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Uterine Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adult , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Leiomyomatosis/diagnostic imaging , Leiomyomatosis/pathology , Leiomyomatosis/surgery , Ovarian Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology , Ovarian Neoplasms/surgery , Pelvic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Pelvic Neoplasms/pathology , Pelvic Neoplasms/surgery , Ultrasonography , Uterine Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Uterine Neoplasms/pathology , Uterine Neoplasms/surgeryABSTRACT
The biological role of the histidine dipeptide carnosine in the cells of olfactory bulb and muscular tissue was studied. In the muscle, carnosine directly interacts with peroxides formed in the tissue that deteriorate the structure and function of membranes, and participates in maintaining the muscle in a functionally active state.
