The Natural History of Uterine Leiomyomas: Light and Electron Microscopic Studies of Fibroid Phases, Interstitial Ischemia, Inanosis, and Reclamation
Figure 4
Phenotypic transformation: loss of parallel orientation of fibers. The parallel, linear orientation of the myometrial smooth muscle cells (arrow) contrasts with the haphazard, disorganized arrangement of the fibroid tumor cells (asterisk). Original magnification: 33x.