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[[Image:leiomyoma.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Leiomyoma(Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive)]]
 
[[Image:leiomyoma.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Leiomyoma(Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive)]]
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* A benign solitary smooth muscle tumour, forming nodular masses.
 
* A benign solitary smooth muscle tumour, forming nodular masses.
 
* Found mainly in dogs.
 
* Found mainly in dogs.
 
** Often seen as incidental findings at necropsy of older dogs.
 
** Often seen as incidental findings at necropsy of older dogs.
 
* Can occur in any site in the [[Monogastric Stomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]].  
 
* Can occur in any site in the [[Monogastric Stomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]].  
* If a leiomyoma occurs near the pylorus, an obstructive lesion may be created causing clinical disease.[[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Proliferative_Pathology]][[Category:Gastric Diseases - Dog]][[Category:Intestinal Diseases - Dog]]
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* If a leiomyoma occurs near the pylorus, an obstructive lesion may be created causing clinical disease.
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[[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Proliferative_Pathology]][[Category:Gastric Diseases - Dog]][[Category:Intestinal Diseases - Dog]]
 
[[Category:Neoplasia]]
 
[[Category:Neoplasia]]
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[[Category:To Do - Alimentary]][[Category:To Do - Minor]]
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