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Descriptor English: Fibromatosis, Abdominal
Descriptor Spanish: Fibromatosis Abdominal
Descriptor fibromatosis abdominal
Scope note: Nódulo o masa relativamente grande de tejido conjuntivo muy firme de tipo cicatrizal debido a proliferación activa de fibroblastos. Aparece con mayor frecuencia en los músculos abdominales de mujeres que han tenido hijos. Los fibroblastos infiltran los músculos y las aponeurosis que los rodean. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Fibromatose Abdominal
Descriptor French: Fibromatose abdominale
Entry term(s): Abdominal Fibromatoses
Abdominal Fibromatosis
Fibromatoses, Abdominal
Tree number(s): C04.557.450.565.590.340.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018221
Scope note: A relatively large mass of unusually firm scarlike connective tissue resulting from active participation of fibroblasts, occurring most frequently in the abdominal muscles of women who have borne children. The fibroblasts infiltrate surrounding muscle and fascia. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Annotation: abdominal refers to the abdominal muscles; multiple; solitary = probably FIBROMA; do not coordinate with ABDOMINAL MUSCLES or ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fibroma (1967-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31470
Unique ID: D018221
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/25
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Fibromatosis, Abdominal - Preferred
Concept UI M0027450
Scope note A relatively large mass of unusually firm scarlike connective tissue resulting from active participation of fibroblasts, occurring most frequently in the abdominal muscles of women who have borne children. The fibroblasts infiltrate surrounding muscle and fascia. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Preferred term Fibromatosis, Abdominal
Entry term(s) Abdominal Fibromatoses
Abdominal Fibromatosis
Fibromatoses, Abdominal



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