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Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder

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Pathology & Oncology Research

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Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder is a rarity but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an intramural neoplasm. We report a case illustrating clinical and pathological features in particular the immunohistochemistry. Etiology and differential diagnosis are discussed.

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  1. Department of Urology,Hasharon Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel

    Zvi Luttwak, Aaron Manes & Dov Lask

  2. Department of Pathology,Hasharon Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel

    Rumelia Koren, Vladimir Veltman, Marisa Halpern & Annette Siegal

  3. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

    Zvi Luttwak, Rumelia Koren, Vladimir Veltman, Marisa Halpern, Aaron Manes, Dov Lask & Annette Siegal

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Luttwak, Z., Koren, R., Veltman, V. et al. Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 4, 308–309 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02905223

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