Reed’s syndrome (RS) is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder characterised by multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomas, with a strong tendency for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) development. A woman in her ...

Dear Editor, Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomatosis (OMIM 150800) is a rare, dominant autosomal hereditary disease in which patients develop multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomas. Around 14 ...

27-year-old woman with multiple cutaneous lesions is found to have uterine leiomyomas and undergoes robotic myomectomy. Genetic testing of uterine leiomyomas reveals mutation in fumarate hydratase, ...

Article citations More>> Christenson, L.J., Smith, K. and Arpey, C.J. (2000) Treatment of Multiple Cutaneous Leiomyomas with CO2 Laser Ab- lation. Dermatological Surgery, 26, 319-322. has been cited ...

Abstract Background: Cutaneous leiomyoma (CL) is a benign smooth muscle tumour included in painful skin tumours. Multiple CLs are cutaneous markers of hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer ...

Multiple firm, tender and indurated erythematous papules and nodules were found on the patient’s chest, back, arms and legs during physical examination (Figure 1). The uterus was 18 gestational weeks ...

To evaluate the role of FH in sporadic leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas, we analysed 129 uterine leiomyomas and 26 leiomyosarcomas for somatic mutations and allelic imbalance at 1q42.3-q43.

Cutaneous leiomyomas are rare benign tumours originating in smooth muscle cells, and account for 5% of all leiomyomas [1]. Piloleiomyomas (PL) arise from the arrector pili muscle [2]. PL may be a ...