"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,
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leiomyoma" by people in Profiles.
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Lower prevalence of non-cavity-distorting uterine fibroids in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome than in those with unexplained infertility. Fertil Steril. 2019 05; 111(5):1011-1019.e1.
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MicroRNA 21a-5p overexpression impacts mediators of extracellular matrix formation in uterine leiomyoma. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2018 May 11; 16(1):46.
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Utility of prospective pathologic evaluation to inform clinical genetic testing for hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma. Cancer. 2017 Jul 01; 123(13):2452-2458.
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Association of uterine fibroids and pregnancy outcomes after ovarian stimulation-intrauterine insemination for unexplained infertility. Fertil Steril. 2017 Mar; 107(3):756-762.e3.
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Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy with morcellation: should it stay or should it go? J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2015 Feb; 22(2):185-92.
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Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus: a review of clinical, pathological, and radiological features. Int J Surg Pathol. 2012 Aug; 20(4):330-41.
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Discussion: 'Treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids' by van der Kooij et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug; 203(2):e1-6.
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Renal smooth muscle hamartoma. Pathol Res Pract. 2010 Nov 15; 206(11):782-4.
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Gene expression profiling of multiple leiomyomata uteri and matched normal tissue from a single patient. Fertil Steril. 2009 Jun; 91(6):2650-63.
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Uterine leiomyoma with associated pseudo-Meigs syndrome mimicking ovarian carcinoma. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2008 Feb; 101(2):38-9.