Leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle (myometrial) tumor, most commonly found in the uterus.
Classification
Leiomyoma is classified by location:
- uterine leiomyoma
- cervical leiomyoma
- leiomyoma of the urinary bladder
- urethral leiomyoma
- solitary cutaneous leiomyoma
- vascular leiomyoma (angioleiomyoma)
- dartoic leiomyoma - arises from the dartos muscle of the nipple or genitals.
- esophageal leiomyoma
- leiomyoma of the jejunum
See also
- leiomyosarcoma
- angiolipoleiomyoma
- diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis
- diffuse peritoneal leiomyomatosis
- esophageal leiomyomatosis
- hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma
- intravenous leiomyomatosis
- benign metastasizing leiomyoma
- parasitic leiomyoma
- extra-uterine pelvic leiomyoma
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