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Leiomyoma

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Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors

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It is a benign tumor composed of well differentiated, near to normal smooth muscle cells. These cells are elongated or spindle shaped, with abundant deeply eosinophylic cytoplasm and a cylindrical nucleus with blunt ends (“Havana cigar”). Occasionally, a large perinuclear vacuole squares or indents one end of the nucleus.

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  1. University of Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M.D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology, Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Director of the Graduate School of Orthopaedics, Director of the Tumor Centre)

  2. Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M.D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology, Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Director of the Graduate School of Orthopaedics, Director of the Tumor Centre)

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Campanacci, M. (1999). Leiomyoma. In: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3846-5_70

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