Uterine Fibroids (Uterus Myomatosus, Leiomyomas): Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Neoplasms – Tumor Diseases (C00-D48).

  • Benign (benign)/malignant (malignant) neoplasms of the uterus (womb), unspecified (e.g., uterine sarcomas, these account for approximately 5-10% of all malignant tumors of the uterus; caveat. “fast-growing myoma” in postmenopause)Note: Among uterine sarcomas, the following subtypes are histologically distinguished: leiomyosarcoma (LMS), low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (LG-ESS) and high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (HG-ESS), and undifferentiated stromal sarcoma (UES).