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A myoma is a type of tumor that involves muscle cells. [1] There are two main types of myoma: Leiomyomas which occur in smooth muscle. [1] They most commonly occur as uterine fibroids, but may also form in other locations. Rhabdomyomas which occur in striated muscle. [1] [2] [3] They are rare tumors, occur in childhood and often become malignant.
African American women are two to three times more likely to get fibroids than Caucasian women. [12] [13] [74] In African American women fibroids seem to occur at a younger age, grow more quickly, and are more likely to cause symptoms. [75] This leads to higher rates of surgery for African Americans, both myomectomy, and hysterectomy. [76]
Thus, women who have had myomectomy (with the exception of small submucosal myoma removal via hysteroscopy, or largely pedunculated myoma removal) should get Cesarean delivery to avoid the risk of uterine rupture that is commonly fatal to the fetus.
Some of the conservative treatments include Kegel exercises that strengthen the pelvic floor and pessaries which aim to put the vagina in a normal position. [21] Surgical treatment options include colpocleisis, vaginal reconstruction, and abdominal sacrocolpopexy. Colpocleisis is a obliterative procedure that would remove the possibility of ...
TODAY's Jill Martin shares in a personal essay her experience with uterine fibroids and what she's learned about fibroid treatment.
Adenomyoma is a tumor (-oma) including components derived from glands (adeno-) and muscle (-my-). [1] It is a type of complex and mixed tumor, and several variants have been described in the medical literature.
Myolysis involves the application of some energy source directed at fibroids, intended to stop blood flow and cause necrosis of the tumorous tissue while not damaging the surrounding tissue. Some of the methods used to achieve myolysis include application of heat (laser myolysis, myoma coagulation), cold (cryomyolysis), and focused ultrasound ...
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