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Gyn dr. what is usually in the fibroid tumor ?respectively, is it waste, pus or blood?

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

Fibroid: Fibroid or myoma is a benign tumor of the smooth muscle of the womb. So, if you dissect it and see it under mcorscope you would see smooth muscle, some connective tissue and small blood vessels. It is not an infection, it is not an abscess and it is not a waste...

Answered 3/4/2014

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Dr. Aaron Shiloh answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

Muscle tissue: A fibroid is technically a leiomyoma which is a smooth muscle tumor. It is benign, so not cancer. It primarily causes symptoms by growing and pressing in structure like the endometrial canal, the bladder, colon, etc...

Answered 3/3/2014

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