Myoma
For the village in Myanmar, see Myoma, Mingin. For first national high school in Rangoon, Burma, see Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon.
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Classification and external resources | |
ICD-10 | D21 |
ICD-9-CM | |
ICD-O | M8895/3 |
MeSH | D009214 |
Myoma is a kind of mesenchymal tumor.
Classification
They are of two types.
- The leiomyoma occurs in the skin or gut but the common form is the uterine fibroid.
- Rhabdomyomas are rare tumors of muscles, they occur in childhood and often become malignant.
Treatment
To remove the tumor from the body, a myomectomy or hysterectomy is often required.
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