"Leiomyoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
Descriptor ID |
D007889
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MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.590.450
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Concept/Terms |
Leiomyoma- Leiomyoma
- Leiomyomas
- Fibroid Tumor
- Fibroid Tumors
- Tumor, Fibroid
- Tumors, Fibroid
- Fibromyoma
- Fibromyomas
- Fibroid
- Fibroids
Fibroid Uterus- Fibroid Uterus
- Uterus, Fibroid
- Fibroma, Uterine
- Fibromas, Uterine
- Uterine Fibroma
- Uterine Fibromas
- Fibroids, Uterine
- Fibroid, Uterine
- Uterine Fibroid
- Uterine Fibroids
- Leiomyoma, Uterine
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1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leiomyoma" by people in Profiles.
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Nipple-areolar complex: commonest site of breast leiomyoma. S Afr J Surg. 2022 Sep; 60(3):213-215.
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First report of a ciliary body leiomyoma from Africa. S Afr Med J. 2002 Mar; 92(3):214-5.
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Sonographic hydrotubation using agitated saline: a new technique for improving fallopian tube visualization. Br J Radiol. 1997 Aug; 70(836):833-6.
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[Leiomyoma of the gastrointestional system. (I)]. Hospital (Rio J). 1968 Oct; 74(4):1165-77.