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Lint: disseminated-peritoneal-leiomyomatosis

disseminated-peritoneal-leiomyomatosis
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"Diffuse peritoneal leiomyomatosis is most common in females of reproductive age (20-45 years) but has also been reported in post-menopausal females and males 7,8."

Line 3:128 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-menopausal'.

"The cause of diffuse peritoneal leiomyomatosis is unclear 7,8. Theories suggest that it arises from submesothelial multipotent mesenchymal cells, and an iatrogenic cause following post-laparoscopic surgery for uterine fibroids, involving the implantation and growth of fragmented fibroids on the peritoneal surfaces 7,8."

Line 13:195 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-laparoscopic'.
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