Fibroids Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Fibroids, including details on surgery, treatment, causes, prevention, cancer.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 4 (April)

1. Laparoscopic partial cystectomy for a vesical leiomyoma.
   Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct, 18(5): 565-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Cutaneous epithelioid angioleiomyoma with clear-cell change.
   Am J Dermatopathol, 29(2): 190-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Fumarate hydratase deficiency and cancer: activation of hypoxia signaling?
   Cancer Cell, 11(4): 303-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Etiology, symptomatology, and diagnosis of uterine myomas.
   Fertil Steril, 87(4): 725-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Interleukin (IL)-12 receptor beta1 codon 378 G homozygote and allele, but not IL-1 (beta-511 promoter, 3953 exon 5, receptor antagonist), IL-2 114, IL-4-590 intron 3, IL-8 3'-UTR 2767, and IL-18 105, are associated with higher susceptibility to leiomyoma.
   Fertil Steril, 87(4): 886-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. DNA microarray data integration by ortholog gene analysis reveals potential molecular mechanisms of estrogen-dependent growth of human uterine fibroids.
   BMC Womens Health, 7: 5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) for uterine leiomyomas.
   Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Information-seeking behavior of women in their path to an innovative alternate treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids.
   J Med Libr Assoc, 95(2): 164-72, e51-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. How does a concomitant surgery effect the outcomes of Burch colposuspension?
   J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 33(2): 181-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Patient radiation exposure during uterine fibroid embolization and the dose attributable to aortography.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol, 18(4): 573-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Huge uterine leiomyoma with adenomyotic cysts mimicking uterine sarcoma on MR imaging.
    Radiat Med, 25(3): 127-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Physical mapping of distinct 7q22 deletions in uterine leiomyoma and analysis of a recently annotated 7q22 candidate gene.
    Cancer Genet Cytogenet, 174(2): 116-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Distinctive cytogenetic profile in benign metastasizing leiomyoma: pathogenetic implications.
    Am J Surg Pathol, 31(5): 737-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Tryptase- and leptin-positive mast cells correlate with vascular density in uterine leiomyomas.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 196(5): 470.e1-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Cost-effectiveness analysis of the treatment of large leiomyomas: laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy versus abdominal hysterectomy.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 196(5): e19-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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