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Fibromas (or fibroid tumors or fibroids) are benign
Benign

A benign tumor is a tumor that lacks all three of the malignant properties of a cancer. Thus, by definition, a benign tumor does not grow in an unlimited, aggressive manner, does not invade surrounding tissue , and does not metastasize....
 tumor
Tumor

A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells . Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. A tumor can be Benign neoplasm, Carcinoma in situ or malignant, whereas cancer is by definition malignant....
s that are composed of fibrous or connective tissue
Connective tissue

Connective tissue is a form of fibrous biological tissue.It is one of the four types of tissue in traditional classifications .Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% of the total protein content....
. They can grow in all organs, arising from mesenchyme
Mesenchyme

Mesenchyme is a type of loose connective tissue, of mesodermal origin and located within the embryo mesoderm, consisting of a ground substance Matrix containing a loose aggregate of unspecialized cell which are capable of developing into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, the lymphatic system, and the circulatory system....
  tissue. The term "fibroblast
Fibroblast

A fibroblast is a type of cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen , the structural framework for animal tissues, and play a critical role in wound healing....
ic" or "fibromatous" is used to describe tumors of the fibrous connective tissue
Fibrous connective tissue

In zootomy, fibrous connective tissue is a type of connective tissue which has relatively high tensile strength, due to a relatively high concentration of collagen or elastin fibers....
. When the term fibroma is used without modifier, it is usually considered benign
Benign

A benign tumor is a tumor that lacks all three of the malignant properties of a cancer. Thus, by definition, a benign tumor does not grow in an unlimited, aggressive manner, does not invade surrounding tissue , and does not metastasize....
, with the term fibrosarcoma
Fibrosarcoma

Fibrosarcoma is a malignant tumor derived from fibrous connective tissue and characterized by immature proliferation fibroblasts or undifferentiated anaplastic spindle cells....
 reserved for malignant
Malignant

Malignant is a medical term used to describe a severe and progressively worsening disease. The term is most familiar as a description of cancer....
 tumors.

hard fibroma (fibroma durum) consists of many fibres and few cells, e.g.






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Fibromas (or fibroid tumors or fibroids) are benign
Benign

A benign tumor is a tumor that lacks all three of the malignant properties of a cancer. Thus, by definition, a benign tumor does not grow in an unlimited, aggressive manner, does not invade surrounding tissue , and does not metastasize....
 tumor
Tumor

A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells . Tumor is not synonymous with cancer. A tumor can be Benign neoplasm, Carcinoma in situ or malignant, whereas cancer is by definition malignant....
s that are composed of fibrous or connective tissue
Connective tissue

Connective tissue is a form of fibrous biological tissue.It is one of the four types of tissue in traditional classifications .Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% of the total protein content....
. They can grow in all organs, arising from mesenchyme
Mesenchyme

Mesenchyme is a type of loose connective tissue, of mesodermal origin and located within the embryo mesoderm, consisting of a ground substance Matrix containing a loose aggregate of unspecialized cell which are capable of developing into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, the lymphatic system, and the circulatory system....
  tissue. The term "fibroblast
Fibroblast

A fibroblast is a type of cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen , the structural framework for animal tissues, and play a critical role in wound healing....
ic" or "fibromatous" is used to describe tumors of the fibrous connective tissue
Fibrous connective tissue

In zootomy, fibrous connective tissue is a type of connective tissue which has relatively high tensile strength, due to a relatively high concentration of collagen or elastin fibers....
. When the term fibroma is used without modifier, it is usually considered benign
Benign

A benign tumor is a tumor that lacks all three of the malignant properties of a cancer. Thus, by definition, a benign tumor does not grow in an unlimited, aggressive manner, does not invade surrounding tissue , and does not metastasize....
, with the term fibrosarcoma
Fibrosarcoma

Fibrosarcoma is a malignant tumor derived from fibrous connective tissue and characterized by immature proliferation fibroblasts or undifferentiated anaplastic spindle cells....
 reserved for malignant
Malignant

Malignant is a medical term used to describe a severe and progressively worsening disease. The term is most familiar as a description of cancer....
 tumors.

Hard Fibroma

The hard fibroma (fibroma durum) consists of many fibres and few cells, e.g. in skin it is called dermatofibroma
Dermatofibroma

Dermatofibromas are harmless benign skin growths, found especially on the legs, that range in size from about 0.5 to 2 cm....
 (fibroma simplex or nodulus cutaneous). A special form is the keloid
Keloid

A keloid is a type of hypertrophic scar with mainly type I and some type III collagen which results in an overgrowth of tissue at the site of a healed skin injury....
, which derives from hyperplastic growth of scars.

Soft Fibroma

The soft fibroma (fibroma molle) or fibroma with a shaft (acrochordon, skin tag, fibroma pendulans) consist of many loosely connected cells and less fibroid tissue. It mostly appears at the neck, armpits or groins. The photo shows a soft fibroma of the eyelid.

Other types of fibroma

The fibroma cavernosum or angiofibroma
Angiofibroma

Angiofibromas are small, reddish brown or even flesh-colored, smooth, shiny, 0.1- to 0.3cm papule present over the sides of the nose and the medial portions of the cheeks....
, consists of many often dilated vessels, it is a vasoactive tumor occurring almost exclusively in adolescent males.

The cystic fibroma (fibroma cysticum) has central softening or dilated lymphatic vessels.

The myxofibroma (fibroma myxomatodes) is produced by liquefaction of the underlying soft tissue
Soft tissue

In medicine, the term soft tissue refers to Tissue that connect, support, or surround other structures and Organ s of the body.Soft tissue includes tendons, ligaments, fascia, Fibrous connective tissue, fat, and synovial membranes , and muscles, nerves and blood vessels ....
.

The cemento-ossifying fibroma is hard and fibrous, most frequently seen in the jaw
Jaw

The jaw is either of the two opposable structures forming, or near the entrance to the mouth.The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of the body plan of most animals....
 or mouth
Mouth

The mouth, buccal cavity, or oral cavity is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and begins digestion by mechanically breaking up the solid food particles into smaller pieces and mixing them with saliva....
, sometimes in connection with a fracture
Fracture

A fracture is the separation of an object or material into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress .The word fracture is often applied to bones of living creatures, or to crystals or crystalline materials, such as gemstones or metal....
 or another type of injury
Injury

Injury or bodily injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or Purpose of the body caused by an outside wiktionary:agent or force, which may be physical or chemical....
.

Other fibromas: chondromyxoid fibroma
Chondromyxoid fibroma

Chondromyxoid fibroma is a type of cartilaginous tumor.It can be associated with a translocation at t....
, desmoplasmic fibroma, nonossifying fibroma, ossifying fibroma, perifollicular fibroma, pleomorphic fibroma etc.

Ovarian fibroma


It appears in the sex cord-stromal tumour
Sex cord-stromal tumour

Sex cord-gonadal stromal tumour is a group of tumors of sex cord-derived tissues of the ovary and testis. In humans, this group accounts for 8% of ovarian cancers and under 5% of testicular cancers....
 group of ovarian neoplasm
Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor arising from an ovary. Although ovarian cancer is known to occur in many species, the majority of the medical literature and the focus of this article is on ovarian cancer in humans....
s. Ovary fibromas are most frequent during middle age
Middle age

Middle age is the period of life beyond Young adult hood but before the onset of old age. Various attempts have been made to define this age, which is around the third quarter of the average life span of human beings....
, and rare in children. Upon gross pathological
Pathology

Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of Organ , tissue , bodily fluids and whole bodies . The term also encompasses the related science study of disease processes, called General pathology....
 inspection, ovary fibromas are firm and white or tan. Variants with edema
Edema

File:Oedema.jpgEdema or Oedema , formerly known as dropsy or hydropsy, is an abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, or in one or more cavities of the body....
 are especially likely to be associated with Meig's syndrome. On microscopic
Microscope

A microscope is an Laboratory equipment for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked or unaided eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy....
 examination, there are intersecting bundles of spindle cells producing collagen
Collagen

Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals and the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% to 35% of the whole-body protein content....
. There may be thecoma
Thecoma

Thecomas or theca cell tumors are benign Ovarian cancers composed only of theca cells. Histogenetically they are classified as sex cord-stromal tumours....
tous areas (fibrothecoma).

Treatment

Benign fibromas can be removed or left alone. A physician should examine the fibroma and determine whether it may be malignant. If there is any question as to whether it may be cancer-related, it should be removed. This is usually a brief outpatient procedure.

See also

  • Acrochordon
    Acrochordon

    An acrochordon is a small benign tumor that forms primarily in areas where the skin forms creases, such as the neck, armpit, and groin. They may also occur on the face, usually on the eyelids....
     (skin tags)


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