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Original Articles: Gynaecology

The assessment of the relationship between the vascularity of FIGO Type 4–7 leiomyomas and abnormal uterine bleeding

Asli Yarci Gursoya Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Didem Cakmaka Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
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Gulsah Akgulb Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
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Mine Kiselia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
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Haldun Umudumb Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
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Recai Pabuccua Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
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Gamze Sinem Caglara Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1956-0908
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Pages 153-157 | Published online: 03 May 2021

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