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Fibroma

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Benign tumors that are composed of fibrous or connective tissue. They can grow in all organs, arising from mesenchyme tissue. The term "fibroblastic" or "fibromatous" is used to describe tumors of the fibrous connective tissue. When the term fibroma is used without modifier, it is usually considered benign, with the term fibrosarcoma reserved for malignant tumors. [ HPO:curators ]

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database cross reference
  • NCIT:C3041
  • MSH:D005350
  • SNOMEDCT_US:424568000
  • SNOMEDCT_US:112682009
  • UMLS:C0016045
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sandra1

creation date

2009-10-28T05:52:39Z

definition

Benign tumors that are composed of fibrous or connective tissue. They can grow in all organs, arising from mesenchyme tissue. The term "fibroblastic" or "fibromatous" is used to describe tumors of the fibrous connective tissue. When the term fibroma is used without modifier, it is usually considered benign, with the term fibrosarcoma reserved for malignant tumors.

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HP:0010614

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