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LEIOMYOMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("leiomyoma" is a kind of...):

myoma (a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue)

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Surgical removal of part of the uterine body, frequently performed as a treatment for leiomyomas.

(Myomectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes MIRLET7D RNA, plays a role in development of many cancers including lung, ovarian, uterine leiomyoma and acute promyelocytic leukemia.

(MIRLET7D wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples of benign neoplasms include lipoma, leiomyoma, and neurofibroma.

(Gallbladder Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a tumor suppressor role in lung and ovarian carcinomas, uterine leiomyoma and acute promyelocytic leukemia.

(MIRLET7D Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

It is being studied in the treatment of pain in patients with skin leiomyomas (benign smooth muscle tumors) and other conditions.

(Botox, NCI Dictionary)

Representative examples of benign breast soft tissue neoplasms include leiomyoma, lipoma, and myofibroblastoma.

(Breast Soft Tissue Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include leiomyoma, lipoma, and hemangioma.

(Benign Gastric Soft Tissue Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic variant of leiomyoma characterized by the presence of pleomorphic muscle cells with bizarre hyperchromatic nuclei and eosinophilic cytoplasm.

(Bizarre Leiomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include papilloma, adenofibroma, and leiomyoma.

(Benign Fallopian Tube Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include leiomyoma and lipoma.

(Benign Extrahepatic Bile Duct Soft Tissue Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)