Preferred Label : leiomyoblastoma;
Definition : A relatively rare smooth muscle tumor found most frequently in the wall of the gastrointestinal
tract, especially in the stomach. It is similar to other smooth muscle tumors but
may become very large and hemorrhage and exhibit small cystic areas. Simple excision
is almost always curative. (From Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles
& Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1354) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0086533;
Origin ID : RID4386;
UMLS CUI : C0086533;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A relatively rare smooth muscle tumor found most frequently in the wall of the gastrointestinal
tract, especially in the stomach. It is similar to other smooth muscle tumors but
may become very large and hemorrhage and exhibit small cystic areas. Simple excision
is almost always curative. (From Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles
& Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1354) [MeSH]
