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Descriptor English: Leiomyoma
Descriptor Spanish: Leiomioma
Descriptor leiomioma
Entry term(s) fibroide
fibroide uterino
fibroma uterino
fibromioma
fibromioma uterino
leiomioma uterino
mioma uterino
tumor fibroide
útero fibromatoso
Scope note: Tumor benigno derivado del tejido muscular liso. Raramente se encuentra fuera del ÚTERO y del TRACTO GASTROINTESTINAL, pero puede afectar a la PIEL y el TEJIDO SUBCUTÁNEO, probablemente a partir del músculo liso de los pequeños vasos sanguíneos de estos tejidos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Leiomioma
Descriptor French: Léiomyome
Entry term(s): Fibroid
Fibroid Tumor
Fibroid Tumors
Fibroid Uterus
Fibroid, Uterine
Fibroids
Fibroids, Uterine
Fibroma, Uterine
Fibromas, Uterine
Fibromyoma
Fibromyomas
Leiomyoma, Uterine
Leiomyomas
Tumor, Fibroid
Tumors, Fibroid
Uterine Fibroid
Uterine Fibroids
Uterine Fibroma
Uterine Fibromas
Uterus, Fibroid
Tree number(s): C04.557.450.590.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007889
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: 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)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
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
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: FIBROIDS, UTERINE was see UTERINE NEOPLASMS 1991-93
Online Note: use UTERINE NEOPLASMS to search FIBROIDS, UTERINE 1991-93
History Note: FIBROIDS, UTERINE was see UTERINE NEOPLASMS 1991-93
DeCS ID: 8069
Unique ID: D007889
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Leiomyoma - Preferred
Concept UI M0012316
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Leiomyoma
Entry term(s) Fibroid
Fibroid Tumor
Fibroid Tumors
Fibroids
Fibromyoma
Fibromyomas
Leiomyomas
Tumor, Fibroid
Tumors, Fibroid
Fibroid Uterus - Narrower
Concept UI M0012317
Preferred term Fibroid Uterus
Entry term(s) Fibroid, Uterine
Fibroids, Uterine
Fibroma, Uterine
Fibromas, Uterine
Leiomyoma, Uterine
Uterine Fibroid
Uterine Fibroids
Uterine Fibroma
Uterine Fibromas
Uterus, Fibroid



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