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SUBMITTER: Giuliani A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6646365 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Giuliani Alessandra A Greco Stefania S Pacilè Serena S Zannotti Alessandro A Delli Carpini Giovanni G Tromba Giuliana G Giannubilo Stefano Raffaele SR Ciavattini Andrea A Ciarmela Pasquapina P
Scientific reports 20190722 1
Uterine leiomyoma is the most common benign smooth muscle tumor in women pelvis, originating from the myometrium. It is caused by a disorder of fibrosis, with a large production and disruption of extracellular matrix (ECM). Medical treatments are still very limited and no preventative therapies have been developed. We supposed that synchrotron-based phase-contrast microtomography (PhC-microCT) may be an appropriate tool to assess the 3D morphology of uterine leiomyoma, without the use of any con ...[more]