The Natural History of Uterine Leiomyomas: Light and Electron Microscopic Studies of Fibroid Phases, Interstitial Ischemia, Inanosis, and Reclamation

Figure 10

Nuclear atrophy. In this image from a late phase fibroid, the myocytes at the top and lower right (long arrows) retain some visible cytoplasm and nuclear length, while the cells in the center of the fibrotic matrix show little remaining cytoplasm and nuclei that are small, variably shaped, and appear to be atrophic. In addition, near the most central portion of this image there are a few pale staining, barely visible nuclei of cells that are assumed to be nonviable (short arrows). Original magnification: 132x.