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Leiomyoma

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Definition: 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.  solitary; multiple   
Examples Angiomyoma; Leiomyoma, Epithelioid; Leiomyomatosis 		Other names Fibromyoma; Fibroma, Uterine; Fibroids, Uterine; Fibroid Uterus; Fibroid Tumor; Fibroid; Uterus, Fibroid; Uterine Fibromas; Uterine Fibroma; Uterine Fibroids; Uterine Fibroid; Tumors, Fibroid; Tumor, Fibroid; Leiomyomas; Fibromyomas; Fibromas, Uterine; Fibroids; Fibroid, Uterine; Fibroid Tumors

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