 Leiomyoma
"Leiomyoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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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
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2006 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2014 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2016 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2017 | 10 | 2 | 12 | | 2018 | 14 | 1 | 15 | | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2020 | 12 | 1 | 13 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leiomyoma" by people in Profiles.
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Al-Hendy A, Lukes AS, Poindexter AN, Venturella R, Villarroel C, Critchley HOD, Li Y, McKain L, Arjona Ferreira JC, Langenberg AGM, Wagman RB, Stewart EA. Treatment of Uterine Fibroid Symptoms with Relugolix Combination Therapy. N Engl J Med. 2021 02 18; 384(7):630-642.
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Bariani MV, Rangaswamy R, Siblini H, Yang Q, Al-Hendy A, Zota AR. The role of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in uterine fibroid pathogenesis. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2020 12; 27(6):380-387.
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Ciebiera M, Ali M, Zgliczynska M, Skrzypczak M, Al-Hendy A. Vitamins and Uterine Fibroids: Current Data on Pathophysiology and Possible Clinical Relevance. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Aug 01; 21(15).
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Elkafas H, Ali M, Elmorsy E, Kamel R, Thompson WE, Badary O, Al-Hendy A, Yang Q. Vitamin D3 Ameliorates DNA Damage Caused by Developmental Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors in the Uterine Myometrial Stem Cells of Eker Rats. Cells. 2020 06 12; 9(6).
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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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Ali M, Esfandyari S, Al-Hendy A. Evolving role of microRNAs in uterine fibroid pathogenesis: filling the gap! Fertil Steril. 2020 06; 113(6):1167-1168.
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Ali M, Shahin SM, Sabri NA, Al-Hendy A, Yang Q. Activation of ß-Catenin Signaling and its Crosstalk With Estrogen and Histone Deacetylases in Human Uterine Fibroids. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 04 01; 105(4).
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Small B, Millard CEF, Kisanga EP, Burman A, Anam A, Flannery C, Al-Hendy A, Whirledge S. The Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulator Ulipristal Acetate Inhibits the Activity of the Glucocorticoid Receptor. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 03 01; 105(3).
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Ulin M, Ali M, Chaudhry ZT, Al-Hendy A, Yang Q. Uterine fibroids in menopause and perimenopause. Menopause. 2020 02; 27(2):238-242.
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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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