"Fibromatosis, Abdominal" 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.
A relatively large mass of unusually firm scarlike connective tissue resulting from active participation of fibroblasts, occurring most frequently in the abdominal muscles of women who have borne children. The fibroblasts infiltrate surrounding muscle and fascia. (Stedman, 25th ed)
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D018221
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.565.590.340.400
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Mesenteric fibromatosis in Gardners syndrome. Ir Med J. 1997 Nov; 90(7):276.