Leiomyoma Flashcards
1
Q
what is Leiomyoma
A
Firboids
2
Q
what is the most common tumor of the female pelvis
A
Leiomyoma (Firboids)
3
Q
what percentage of women does Leiomyoma affect
A
20-30% of reproductive age women
4
Q
what ethnicity is more commonly affected
A
African americans
5
Q
Symptoms of Leiomyoma
A
- Menorrhagia
- Spotting
- Increased abdominal girth
- Pain
- Urinary frequency/uregency
- Lower back pain
- Leg discomfort/swelling
6
Q
cause of growth
A
estragon
7
Q
what is the cause of friboids
A
No known cause
8
Q
what are possible locations of fibroids
A
- Intramural
- Submucous
- Subserosal
9
Q
What are types of friboids
A
- Pedunculated
- Submucosal
- Subserosal
- Calcified
10
Q
what does the myometrium appear as in fibroids
A
Heterogenous mypmetrium
11
Q
is the endometrial stripe normal
A
No
12
Q
what areas are within the myometrium
A
Hypoechoic
13
Q
what is the internal archietecturw
A
Whorled
14
Q
masses can be _______
A
Calcified
15
Q
what occurs to the bladder
A
Can have posterior bladder contour chnages
