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uterine leiomyoma
A benign, non-cancerous tumour that arises from the smooth muscle tissue of the uterus and is usually asymptomatic. It is the most common type of tumour of the female genital tract in women of reproductive age. It is also known as uterine fibroid and uterine myoma.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Disease
Level of specialization High
Definition source Diccionario médico CUN
Starting age Between 30 and 40 years
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Prevalence Woman
Variants
Synonym
Formal
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

leiomioma uterino

Valenciano

leiomioma uterí
Associated concepts
May cause
abnormal uterine bleeding
infertility
pregnancy complications
bowel symptoms
pelvic pressure
urinary symptoms
Examples
Adenomyosis diagnosis can be challenging because a significant percentage of women with adenomyosis also have other pelvic conditions (Vercellini et al., 2019a), such as uterine leiomyomas (15% to 57%) or endometriosis (20% to 80%) (Vannuccini and Petraglia, 2019a).
We aimed to evaluate whether DNA methylation reversion with 5-aza-CdR reduces cell proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) formation in uterine leiomyoma cells to provide a potential treatment option.
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signature of uterine leiomyoma || epidemiology of uterine leiomyomas | management of uterine leiomyomas | development of uterine leiomyomas || patients with uterine leiomyoma
uterine leiomyoma cells | uterine leiomyoma development | uterine leiomyoma pathogenesis | uterine leiomyoma formation | uterine leiomyoma treatment 
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