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Leiomyoma (fibromyoma, fibroids) is the commonest of all tumours in the human body (20% incidence at postmortem). Factors affecting the incidence include parity (commoner in nullipara) and race (commoner in Negresses, but with no association with parity).
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Stabile, I., Chard, T., Grudzinskas, G. (1996). Benign and Malignant Tumours of the Myometrium. In: Stabile, I., Chard, T., Grudzinskas, G. (eds) Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3374-2_31
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