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FIBROMATOSIS, ABDOMINAL
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Descriptor
English
:
Fibromatosis, Abdominal
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Fibromatosis Abdominal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Fibromatose Abdominal
Tree Number:
C04.557.450.565.590.340.400
Definition
English
:
A relatively large mass of unusually firm scarlike
connective tissue
resulting from active participation of
fibroblasts
, occurring most frequently in the
abdominal muscles
of women who have borne children. The
fibroblasts
infiltrate surrounding muscle and
fascia
. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
abdom refers to the abdom
muscles
; multiple; solitary = probably
FIBROMA
; do not use
/blood supply
/chem /second /secret /ultrastruct; do not coord with
ABDOMINAL MUSCLES
or
ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS
(see note there)
History Note
English
:
94
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
31470
Unique Identifier:
D018221
Occurrence in VHL
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