"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leiomyoma" by people in Profiles.
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Altered extracellular matrix-related pathways accelerate the transition from normal to prefibroid myometrium in Black women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Sep; 231(3):324.e1-324.e12.
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Germline and Somatic Fumarate Hydratase Testing in Atypical Uterine Leiomyomata. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2024 May 02; 17(5):201-208.
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The Role of Nanomedicine in Benign Gynecologic Disorders. Molecules. 2024 May 01; 29(9).
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Metastasis of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma to Uterine Leiomyoma: First Case Report and Review of Literature. Int J Surg Pathol. 2024 Dec; 32(8):1552-1556.
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Additional considerations for hysteroscopic morcellation versus electric vacuum aspiration. Fertil Steril. 2024 Jun; 121(6):1080.
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TGF? signaling links early life endocrine-disrupting chemicals exposure to suppression of nucleotide excision repair in rat myometrial stem cells. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2023 Sep 09; 80(10):288.
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Postoperative Uterine Necrosis and Peritonitis Following Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Myoma Ablation. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 10; 29(10):1123-1124.
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Robotic vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic myomectomy. Fertil Steril. 2022 08; 118(2):414-416.
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Review of uterine fibroids: imaging of typical and atypical features, variants, and mimics with emphasis on workup and FIGO classification. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2022 07; 47(7):2468-2485.
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Critical Steps to Performing a Successful Single-site Laparoscopic Myomectomy for Large Pedunculated Myoma during Pregnancy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 07; 29(7):818-819.