Increased Risk of Breast Fibroadenomas Among Obese and Postmenopausal Women With Uterine Fibroids
Angham T Nawar,
Alya Binmahfouz,
Ebrahym Abbas
et al.
Abstract:Introduction
Uterine fibroids and breast fibroadenomas are common female benign neoplasms that are similarly derived from a single clonal origin and are modulated by estradiol concentration in blood. However, the association between these neoplasms has not yet been explored. Hence, this study aims to investigate the relationship between uterine fibroids and breast fibroadenomas.
Methods
A total of 199 women (cases: 72 women with uterine fibroids, control: 127 women without uter… Show more
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