Leiomyoma

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.450.590.450
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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Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue [C04.557.450]
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue [C04.557.450.590]
Leiomyoma [C04.557.450.590.450]

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Bar chart showing 64 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2001

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	2	2	4
1998	2	3	5
1999	0	3	3
2000	3	1	4
2001	5	1	6
2002	2	0	2
2003	3	0	3
2004	0	1	1
2005	3	0	3
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	1	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	2	1	3
2015	1	1	2
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	1	2
2018	1	1	2
2019	1	3	4
2020	4	0	4
2021	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Mian S, Lee E, Kjelstrom S, Chaves K, Gobern J, Hom-Tedla M, Klebanoff J. Comparing Aggregate Fibroid Weight in Abdominal Versus Minimally Invasive Myomectomies in a Community Health System. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2025 May; 32(5):476-482.

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Gulersen M, Krantz D, Rochelson B, Berghella V, Blitz MJ. The association between uterine fibroid number and size and risk of preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2024 08; 6(8):101415.

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Ung CY, Warwick A, Onoufriadis A, Barker JN, Parsons M, McGrath JA, Shaw TJ, Dand N. Comorbidities of Keloid and Hypertrophic Scars Among Participants in UK Biobank. JAMA Dermatol. 2023 02 01; 159(2):172-181.

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Grebenyuk E, Mezes CM, Gardner LJ, Klebanoff JS. Rare Case of a Fimbrial Myoma. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 02; 29(2):183-184.

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Ho M, Park BY, Rosenblum NG, Al Mukaddam M, Kaplan FS, Kucherov V, Hubosky SG, Kane G, Desai V, Kramer MR, Ku BS, Schwenk ES, Baratta JL, Harshavardhana D, Grunwald Z. Surgical and Radiological Management of Complicated Uterine Leiomyoma Aided by 3D Models in a Patient with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. Am J Case Rep. 2021 Jun 10; 22:e931614.

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Fonge YN, Carter AS, Hoffman MK, Sciscione AC, Klebanoff J. Obstetrical outcomes are unchanged after hysteroscopic myomectomy in women with submucosal fibroids. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 11; 2(4):100192.

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Simon JA, Al-Hendy A, Archer DF, Barnhart KT, Bradley LD, Carr BR, Dayspring T, Feinberg EC, Gillispie V, Hurtado S, Kim J, Liu R, Owens CD, Muneyyirci-Delale O, Wang A, Watts NB, Schlaff WD. Elagolix Treatment for Up to 12 Months in Women With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Uterine Leiomyomas. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 06; 135(6):1313-1326.

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Schlaff WD, Owens CD, Muneyyirci-Delale O. Elagolix for Fibroid-Associated Heavy Menstrual Bleeding. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2020 05 21; 382(21):2066.

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Schlaff WD, Ackerman RT, Al-Hendy A, Archer DF, Barnhart KT, Bradley LD, Carr BR, Feinberg EC, Hurtado SM, Kim J, Liu R, Mabey RG, Owens CD, Poindexter A, Puscheck EE, Rodriguez-Ginorio H, Simon JA, Soliman AM, Stewart EA, Watts NB, Muneyyirci-Delale O. Elagolix for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Women with Uterine Fibroids. N Engl J Med. 2020 01 23; 382(4):328-340.

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Tyan P, Klebanoff JS, Smith S, Amdur R, North A, Maassen MS, Moawad GN. Perioperative Narcotic Trends in Women Undergoing Minimally Invasive Myomectomy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2020 Sep - Oct; 27(6):1383-1388.e1.

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