Uterine leiomyomas, also known as uterine fibroids or uterine myomas, are the most
common benign gynecologic tumors found in women of reproductive age. In spite of the …

Objective To provide a detailed summary of current scientific knowledge of somatic stem
cells (SSCs) in murine and human myometrium and their putative implication in leiomyoma …

Uterine leiomyomas (also known as uterine fibroids) are the most common benign tumors of
female reproductive tract and are the single most common indication for hysterectomies …

Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) represent the most common class of benign tumors in women.
Multiple leiomyomas usually arise from the uterus of a symptomatic woman. These tumors …

Background Uterine leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor in reproductive-age
women. Each leiomyoma is thought to be a benign monoclonal tumor arising from a single …

Tissue-specific (or somatic) stem cells constitute a subset of cells residing in normal adult
tissues. By undergoing asymmetric division, they retain their ability to self-renew while …

Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) have afflicted women since antiquity, as evidenced by the
calcified fibroids detected from the remains of cave women and Egyptian mummies. Though …

BACKGROUND Uterine leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor in women and is
thought to arise from the clonal expansion of a single myometrial smooth muscle cell …

Uterine leiomyomas represent the most common benign gynecologic tumor. These hormone-
dependent smooth-muscle formations occur with an estimated prevalence of~ 70% among …

Although the etiology of leiomyoma is unclear, a progenitor/undifferentiated cell population
has been described whose dysregulation may be involved in the onset of uterine conditions …