Neoplastic Process
cutaneous leiomyoma
[ kyoo-tay-nee-us ly-oh-my-oh-muh ]
Definitions related to cutaneous leiomyoma:
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(skin leiomyoma) A benign smooth muscle neoplasm arising from the arrector pili muscle, tunica media of blood vessels, and dartos muscle of the genitalia. It is characterized by the presence of spindle cells with cigar-shaped nuclei, interlacing fascicles, and a whorled pattern.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The presence of leiomyoma of the skin.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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