Leiomyoma

Leiomyoma 

Updated: 08/07/2020

© Jun Wang, MD, PhD

General features
  • Benign tumor of smooth muscle
  • Commonly in uterus, skin, subcutis, deep soft tissue and GI
  • If multiple: Leiomyomata
Clinical presentations
  • Mass
  • Uterine leiomyoma may cause dysfunctional uterine bleeding or lower abdomen pressure-related symptoms
Key morphological features
Markers
  • Positive for desmin, smooth muscle actin
Genetic abnormalities
  • HMGIC, HMGIY, MED12 for uterine leiomyoma
Treatment
  • Excision


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