Leiomyoma

"Leiomyoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.450.590.450
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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Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue [C04.557.450]
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue [C04.557.450.590]
Leiomyoma [C04.557.450.590.450]

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Bar chart showing 14 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2010 and 2014 and 2016 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	0	1	1
2010	1	1	2
2012	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1
2020	1	1	2
2021	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1

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Barbaresso R, Qasba N, Knee A, Benabou K. Racial Disparities in Surgical Treatment of Uterine Fibroids During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Aug; 33(8):1085-1094.

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Abu-Hishmeh M, Shakil F, Epelbaum O. Was it Really a Leiomyoma?: Revisiting a Peripheral Bronchoscopic Diagnosis. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2021 Jul 01; 28(3):e51-e53.

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Abu-Hishmeh M, Kobbari G, Shakil F, Epelbaum O. Primary Pulmonary Leiomyoma: A First for Peripheral Diagnostic Bronchoscopy? J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2020 Oct; 27(4):e54-e56.

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Critchley HOD, Babayev E, Bulun SE, Clark S, Garcia-Grau I, Gregersen PK, Kilcoyne A, Kim JJ, Lavender M, Marsh EE, Matteson KA, Maybin JA, Metz CN, Moreno I, Silk K, Sommer M, Simon C, Tariyal R, Taylor HS, Wagner GP, Griffith LG. Menstruation: science and society. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 11; 223(5):624-664.

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Delaney MA, Wan YW, Kim GE, Creighton CJ, Taylor MG, Masand R, Park A, Valdes C, Gibbons W, Liu Z, Anderson ML. A Role for Progesterone-Regulated sFRP4 Expression in Uterine Leiomyomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 09 01; 102(9):3316-3326.

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Faulx AL, Kothari S, Acosta RD, Agrawal D, Bruining DH, Chandrasekhara V, Eloubeidi MA, Fanelli RD, Gurudu SR, Khashab MA, Lightdale JR, Muthusamy VR, Shaukat A, Qumseya BJ, Wang A, Wani SB, Yang J, DeWitt JM. The role of endoscopy in subepithelial lesions of the GI tract. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 06; 85(6):1117-1132.

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Loening AM, Litwiller DV, Saranathan M, Vasanawala SS. Increased Speed and Image Quality for Pelvic Single-Shot Fast Spin-Echo Imaging with Variable Refocusing Flip Angles and Full-Fourier Acquisition. Radiology. 2017 Feb; 282(2):561-568.

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Newton BW, Harmanli O. Perplexing presentation of uterine prolapse and?a?prolapsed pedunculated leiomyoma. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec; 215(6):799.e1-799.e2.

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Ordulu Z, Nucci MR, Dal Cin P, Hollowell ML, Otis CN, Hornick JL, Park PJ, Kim TM, Quade BJ, Morton CC. Intravenous leiomyomatosis: an unusual intermediate between benign and malignant uterine smooth muscle tumors. Mod Pathol. 2016 05; 29(5):500-10.

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Hobbs J, Sutherland-Smith J, Penninck D, Jennings S, Barber L, Barton B. ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF CANINE GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS COMPARED TO OTHER GASTROINTESTINAL SPINDLE CELL TUMORS. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2015 Jul-Aug; 56(4):432-8.

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