leiomyoma/headache

Leiomyomas are benign smooth muscle tumors commonly found in the genitourinary or gastrointestinal tracts. Rarely, they present as primary intracranial extra-axial brain tumors. Most of these lesions have been described in immunocompromised patients, but have been found very rarely in the

BACKGROUND A 45 year old female renal transplant recipient presented with headaches of 3 months duration. Clinical and radiological evaluation revealed an approximately 4x4 cm rounded, enhancing mass at the left temporal pole. At surgery, the mass had dural attachment and clinically,

OBJECTIVE To assess long term safety of extended repeated 3-month courses of ulipristal acetate (UPA) 10 mg/day, for up to 8 courses, with focus on endometrial and laboratory safety parameters. METHODS This long-term, multi-center, open-label cohort, follow up study consisted of up to 8 consecutive

BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of oral ulipristal acetate for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids before surgery are uncertain. METHODS We randomly assigned women with symptomatic fibroids, excessive uterine bleeding (a score of >100 on the pictorial blood-loss assessment chart [PBAC,

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) manifests with a thunderclap headache and reversible vascular abnormalities. Red blood cell transfusions have not been well identified as a risk factor for RCVS. We report a rare case of acute brain injury resulting from RCVS after a packed red

BACKGROUND The validity of tryptoreline treatment in uterine myomatosis is demonstrated, both as alternative therapy to surgery in patients in fertile age and as preoperative therapy reducing myomatosis volume. METHODS In the outpatients department of Gynecologic and Obstetric Institute of the

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of letrozole in combination with cabergoline and letrozole alone on regression of symptomatic uterine myomas in women of reproductive age. METHODS Randomized controlled clinical trial. METHODS University hospital. METHODS Ninety-one women of reproductive age were

A 48-year-old woman underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy after preoperative diagnosis of multiple uterine leiomyomas. The histopathological diagnosis was leiomyosarcoma (LMS). After 47 months, multiple lung metastases were detected and resected. The patient was also diagnosed with pelvic bone