Charles L. Prince

On the incidence of calcified uterine fibroids

Abstract Five instances of extensive calcification of uterine fibroids were found in over 4,000 abdominal x-ray examinations in the course of urological study. All except one of the patients were over 50 years of age. In 4 women, bladder symptoms were prominent; all had varying degrees of lower abdominal discomfort. Calcification within fibromyomas of the uterus is an apparently innocuous phenomenon, per se, but can produce dramatic pressure effects upon near-by structures.