Diseases

Leiomyoma

A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle tissue, also known as a fibroid tumor. They rarely occur outside of the UTERUS and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT but can occur in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, probably arising from the smooth muscle of small blood vessels in these tissues.

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A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle tissue, also known as a fibroid tumor. They rarely occur outside of the UTERUS and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT but can occur in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, probably arising from the smooth muscle of small blood vessels in these tissues.

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  • Fibroid
  • Fibroid Tumor
  • Fibromyoma
  • Fibroid Tumors
  • Fibroids
  • Fibromyomas
  • Leiomyomas
  • Tumor, Fibroid
  • Tumors, Fibroid
  • Fibroid Uterus
  • Fibroids, Uterine
  • Fibroma, Uterine
  • Leiomyoma, Uterine
  • Fibroid, Uterine
  • Fibromas, Uterine
  • Uterine Fibroid
  • Uterine Fibroids
  • Uterine Fibroma
  • Uterine Fibromas
  • Uterus, Fibroid

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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solitary; multiple = LEIOMYOMATOSIS; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM); for entry terms FIBROID UTERUS; FIBROIDS, UTERINE, and FIBROMA, UTERINE: coord with UTERINE NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

FIBROIDS, UTERINE was see UTERINE NEOPLASMS 1991-93

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  1. C04w.557.450.590w.450w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Leiomyoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007889. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007889
  2. Leiomyoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiomyoma
  3. Leiomyoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4667534