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Giant pedunculated leiomyoma of the vulva in full-term pregnancy: is spontaneous vaginal delivery possible?

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey

    Mertihan Kurdoğlu & Zehra Kurdoğlu

  2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey

    Süleyman Özen

  3. Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Kadin Hastaliklari ve Dogum Anabilim Dali, 65300, Van, Turkey

    Mertihan Kurdoğlu

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The manuscript was presented as an e-poster at the 8th National Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics held on 18–23 May 2010 in Antalya, Turkey.

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Kurdoğlu, M., Kurdoğlu, Z. & Özen, S. Giant pedunculated leiomyoma of the vulva in full-term pregnancy: is spontaneous vaginal delivery possible?. Arch Gynecol Obstet 283, 673–674 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1656-1

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