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Figure 14. Anatomic drawing shows the arterial blood supply (short arrows) to the uterus and three fibroid tumors (F). The perifibroid plexus is composed of arteries with diameters of 500–1000 µm in most cases. The diameter of the utero-ovarian anastomosis (long arrow) is usually less than 500 µm. (Reprinted, with permission, from reference 7.)
