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.

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

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use UTERINE NEOPLASMS to search FIBROIDS, UTERINE 1991-93 ,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) ,FIBROIDS, UTERINE was see UTERINE NEOPLASMS 1991-93

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