(fī-brō'mă , 'mă-tă)

Plural: fibromata

[fibro- + -oma]

A fibrous, encapsulated connective tissue tumor. It is irregular in shape, slow in growth, and has a firm consistency. Pressure or cystic degeneration may cause pain. It may affect the periosteum, jaws, occiput, pelvis, vertebrae, ribs, long bones, or sternum.

fibromatous,

(-mă-tŭs )

f. of breast A benign, nonulcerative, painless breast tumor.

interstitial f.A tumor in the muscular wall of the uterus that may grow inward and form a polypoid fibroid, or outward and become a subperitoneal fibroid.

SEE: uterine leiomyoma.

intramural f.A tumor in the muscle tissue of the uterus between the peritoneal coat and endometrium.

submucous f.A fibroma encroaching on the endometrial cavity. It may be sessile or pedunculated.

subserous f.A fibroma, often pedunculated, lying beneath the peritoneal coat of the uterus.

uterine f.Uterine leiomyoma.