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at 12:02 a.m. Jan, 04, 2026
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mitchelnelson
Author:
heathy
Type of change:
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Rationale for change
I feel like most med students know what "asymptomatic" means. At least within this context
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- When present, symptoms include abnormal uterine bleeding, infertility, and pelvic mass
- Fibroids in the posterior uterus can put pressure on the colon, leading to constipation


Photo credit: Hic et nunc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; the supplementary image with overlays of the relevant areas was adapted from the image mentioned previously (© AnkiHub, LLC)
Can be located on:
- Serosal surface of the uterus (subserosal)
- Within the uterine wall (intramural)
- Below the endometrium (submucosal)
- Fibroids in the posterior uterus can put pressure on the colon, leading to constipation


Photo credit: Hic et nunc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; the supplementary image with overlays of the relevant areas was adapted from the image mentioned previously (© AnkiHub, LLC)
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Pathoma
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Picmonic
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Pixorize
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Green overlay: leiomyoma tissue; transverse section
White overlay: leiomyoma tissue; longitudinal section
Black arrows: mitotic figure
White arrows: blood vessels
White overlay: leiomyoma tissue; longitudinal section
Black arrows: mitotic figure
White arrows: blood vessels



Uterine leiomyoma
Limited assessment possible as only one image is accessible: This image is of a transvaginal ultrasound, whereby the transducer is positioned near the cervix and the sound waves are sent cranially, resulting in a sagittal section of the uterine corpus (D) and cervix (C). The endometrium (A) lies central in the uterus and is termed endometrial stripe in ultrasound. There are three suspected myomas (B) in the myometrium, with both cranially located myomas heterogeneous and hypoechoic and the myoma at the bottom of the image demonstrating calcifications.
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