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Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata. A report of two cases. 1994

M Lashgari, and B Behmaram, and M Ellis

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT.

Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD), also known as diffuse peritoneal leiomyomatosis, is characterized by the presence of multiple, small nodules scattered over the abdominopelvic viscera and peritoneum. These nodules are composed of benign smooth muscle cells. As shown in this report of two cases, the disorder occurs mostly in women of reproductive age and rarely in postmenopausal ones. LPD is a benign condition for which conservative management is indicated.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007044	Hysterectomy	Excision of the uterus.	Hysterectomies
D010534	Peritoneal Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the PERITONEUM.	Peritoneal Carcinomatosis,Peritoneal Surface Malignancy,Carcinomatosis, Peritoneal,Malignancy, Peritoneal Surface,Neoplasm, Peritoneal,Peritoneal Carcinomatoses,Peritoneal Neoplasm,Peritoneal Surface Malignancies,Surface Malignancy, Peritoneal
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000367	Age Factors	Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.	Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D001706	Biopsy	Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body.	Biopsies
D018231	Leiomyomatosis	The state of having multiple leiomyomas throughout the body. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Leiomyomatoses