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Treatment of three hereditary leiomyomatosis patients with cryotherapy
Author(s) -
Uyar Belkız,
Acar Emine M.,
Subaşıoğlu Aslı
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.13226
Subject(s) - medicine , leiomyomatosis , cryotherapy , renal cell carcinoma , leiomyoma , uterine leiomyoma , dermatology , pathology , surgery
Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC) syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by cutaneous leiomyomas (CLM), uterine leiomyomas, and the increased risk of renal cell carcinoma. Piloleiomyomas develop from the arrectorpili muscle and are usually painful. For 22% of the affected patients, the pain is reported to impair their life quality. Since there are few case reports about cryotherapy for cutaneous leiomyomas in the literature, we have decided to present three patients who had painful cutaneous leiomyomas treated with cryotherapy.