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Fibromyoma

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fibromyoma [¦fī·brō·mī′ō·mə]
(medicine)
A benign tumor, usually of smooth muscle, with a prominent fibrous stroma; commonly a uterine leiomyoma.

Fibromyoma 

a benign tumor of muscle tissue with involvement of connective tissue. The most common form, fibromyoma of the uterus (uterine leiomyoma), may be accompanied by hemorrhages, anemia, and irregularity in the menstrual cycle. It requires regular medical observation and is treated surgically.



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Fibroids ( also known as uterine fibromyoma, Leiomyoma and myoma) are growths or benign tumours that form inside the uterus.
The surgeries were completed in 15 categories that included wedge resection of liver, removal of idiopathic cysts from liver, gall bladder surgery, enucleation of the hemangioma of the liver, appendectomy, ovarian cyst removal, removal of the fibromyoma of the uterus, pancreatocystoenterostomy, puncture biopsy of pancreas, pericystectomy, open echinococcectomy, anastomosing hollow organs and inter-organ anastomoses.
 
 
 
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