[MODERN VIEW ON ETIOPATHOGENESIS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIAGNOSIS OF UTERINE FIBROIDS].

Uterine fibroids remain a burning issue for modern gynecology and cause suffering to women, significantly worsening their quality of life. This article includes the latest information about etiology, risk factors, pathobiochemical, genetic and immunological features of pathogenesis, clinical findings, early detection of fibroids and sarcoma differential diagnostic criteria by ultrasonography and MRI. Foreign publications form the basis of the given article, as well as domestic ones.