Question

Fibroid (leiomyoma) uterus is a –
A. Benign tumor of the uterus
B. Cancer of hypothalamus
C. Tumor of cervix epithelium
D. Cancer of the vaginal epithelium

Answer 1

Hint: Fibroids grow abnormally in a woman's uterus. And this fibroid sometimes becomes large and causes severe pain in the abdomen and heavy periods. But sometimes there are no signs of symptoms and they can be non-cancerous and benign. The cause of these fibroids is unknown.

Complete answer:
Benign tumors of the uterus- Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that grow in the uterus as masses and the reason is unclear. These are usually called fibroids and the medical term for this is leiomyoma which means abnormal growth in the wall of the uterus.
Cancer of the hypothalamus- These are usually called gliomas and they are a common type of brain tumor and this is the result of abnormal growth of glial cells. These can occur at any point of age and they are more aggressive in adults and in adults they can spread from the hypothalamus to other organs.
Tumor of cervix epithelium- The cervical tumor or squamous originates from the metaplastic squamous epithelium.
Cancer of vaginal epithelium- This type of cancer develops in the vagina very slowly. First, the normal cells of the vagina turn to pre-cancerous changes, and then this turns into cancer cells and this process can take up to many years.

Hence, the answer is option A, i.e., Benign tumor of the uterus.

Note: Fibroids that do not have any symptoms also require close observation as mentioned some of them can turn cancerous this is very rare in occurrence and the cancerous ones can be easily differentiated from the benign through ultrasound, MRI, or through some other imaging techniques. It is very important to know that this cancerous tumor will not begin in a benign form.