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Uterine Corpus Leiomyoma

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Overview

NCI Definition: A benign smooth muscle neoplasm arising from the body of the uterus. It is characterized by the presence of spindle cells with cigar-shaped nuclei, interlacing fascicles, and a whorled pattern. [1]

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Body of Uterus Fibroid, Uterine Body Fibroid, Leiomyoma of the Uterine Body, Leiomyoma of the Body of Uterus, Fibroid of the Corpus Uteri, Fibroid of the Uterine Corpus, Leiomyoma of Corpus Uteri, Leiomyoma of Body of Uterus, Uterine Corpus Leiomyomata, Leiomyoma of the Uterine Corpus, Leiomyoma of Uterine Body, Fibroid of Corpus Uteri, Body of Uterus Leiomyoma, Corpus Uteri Fibroid, Uterine Corpus Fibroid, Fibroid of Uterine Body, Corpus Uteri Leiomyoma, Uterine Body Leiomyoma, Leiomyoma of the Corpus Uteri, Fibroid of the Body of Uterus, Fibroid of the Uterine Body, Fibroid of Uterine Corpus, Leiomyoma of Uterine Corpus, Fibroid of Body of Uterus, Uterine Fibroid
Parent(s)
Uterine Corpus Smooth Muscle Neoplasm
Children
Uterine Corpus Epithelioid Leiomyoma, Uterine Corpus Lipoleiomyoma, Uterine Corpus Cellular Leiomyoma, Uterine Corpus Myxoid Leiomyoma, Uterine Corpus Dissecting Leiomyoma, and Uterine Corpus Bizarre Leiomyoma
OncoTree Name
Uterine Leiomyoma
OncoTree Code
ULM

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

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