Uterine leiomyoma with skeletal muscle differentiation. Report of a case.

Skeletal muscle differentiation is reported in a uterine leiomyoma from a 54-year-old woman. Evidence of rhabdomyoblastic features included a typical light microscopic appearance, immunoreactivity with antimyoglobin antibodies by immunoperoxidase studies, and the presence of myofibrils by electron microscopic examination. The patient is well more than two years after surgery.

The effect of fetal monitoring on the incidence of cesarean section.

To determine whether routine fetal monitoring inevitably increases the cesarean section rate, we studied the pertinent literature and analyzed the cesarean sections performed at Evanston Hospital during the last 8 years. Many authors have found a slight to moderate increase in cesarean section rates, whereas others have found no change or a decrease. At Evanston Hospital, the primary cesarean section rate has increased from 2.