Mesh term Leiomyoma
Browse to parent terms:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Angiomyoma
Leiomyoma, Epithelioid
Leiomyomatosis
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