Open AccessA giant uterine tumor in a woman with myotonic dystrophy
Author(s) -
Kataoka Hiroshi,
Ueno Satoshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.864
Subject(s) - medicine , myotonic dystrophy , pathology , cancer research , dermatology
Key Clinical Message Patients with myotonic dystrophy are at particularly high risk for cancer arising in the endometrium, brain, colon, or ovary. Giant leiomyoma can occur in patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy, a disease accompanied by muscle wasting.
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