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Case Report

Red degeneration of a uterine fibroid following the administration of gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists

Kae HachiyaDepartment of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan;
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Hiroki KatoDepartment of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Shimpei KawaguchiDepartment of Radiology, Gifu municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan;
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Toshihisa KojimaDepartment of Radiology, Gifu municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan;
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Yukiko NishikawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Japan Gifu
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Sayaka FujiwaraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Japan Gifu
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Masayuki MatsuoDepartment of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan;
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Pages 1018-1019 | Published online: 17 Oct 2016

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