leiomyoma
Sign in to saveA leiomyoma, also known as a fibroid, is a benign smooth muscle tumor that very rarely becomes cancer (0.1%). They can occur in any organ, but the most common forms occur in the uterus, small bowel, and the esophagus. Polycythemia may occur due to increased erythropoietin production as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome.
Key facts
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- Uterine lipoleiomyoma, a type of leiomyoma. H&E stain.
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- leiomyomas, leiomyomata
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- Leiomyoma
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Research
29,750 papers- Intraocular leiomyoma: Current concepts.Survey of ophthalmology · 2020
- Management of Symptomatic Uterine Leiomyomas: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 228.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2021
- [Leiomyoma of the esophagus : A further indication for robotic surgery?].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2019
- Uterine leiomyoma cytogenetics.Genes, chromosomes & cancer · 1990
- Primary intracranial intraventricular leiomyoma: a literature review.Neurosurgical review · 2021
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Uterus
- Gallbladder
- Skin
- Esophagus, stomach and small intestines
- Other locations, metastatic leiomyoma
- Familial leiomyoma
- Pathologic findings
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- References
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A leiomyoma, also known as a fibroid, is a benign smooth muscle tumor that very rarely becomes cancer (0.1%). They can occur in any organ, but the most common forms occur in the uterus, small bowel, and the esophagus. Polycythemia may occur due to increased erythropoietin production as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome.
The word is from leio- + myo- + -oma, 'smooth-muscle tumor'. The plural form can be either the English leiomyomas or the classical leiomyomata.