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Definition of Leiomyosarcoma
1. Noun. Sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate.
Definition of Leiomyosarcoma
1. Noun. (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Leiomyosarcoma
1. A malignant tumour of smooth muscle origin. Smooth muscle is the major structural component of most hollow internal organs and the walls of blood vessels. Can occur almost anywhere in the body but is most frequent in the uterus and gastrointestinal tract. Complete surgical excision, if possible, is the treatment of choice. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leiomyosarcoma
Literary usage of Leiomyosarcoma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"leiomyosarcoma. One cell in mitosis. From spindle-cell portion of tumor. M. and W.
1 Fig. 221.—leiomyosarcoma. One cell in mitosis. From round-cell portion ..."
2. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"leiomyosarcoma. One cell in mitosis. From spindle-cell portion of tumor. M. and W.
Fig. 221.—leiomyosarcoma. One cell in mitosis. From round-cell portion of ..."
3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1920)
""A sarcoma of the stomach may be, according to its cell origin, a leiomyosarcoma,
a fibro- sarcoma, a lymphosarcoma, or an endotheli- oma. ..."
4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"... cystic hyperplasia leiomyosarcoma Pituitary Increased tumors secreting) Strains
Probably all strains C57BL/6J C57BL/6J and CBA, and other strains CBA, ..."
5. General Medicine (1920)
"The true fibrosarcoma arises from connective tissue, the leiomyosarcoma from
smooth muscle cells of the wall of the stomach, the lympho- sarcoma from the ..."
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