Can fibroids turn cancerous?

In almost all cases, fibroids are benign. The risk of fibroids turning into cancer is less than 1%. If fibroids grow in size rapidly, doctors may consider that there is a risk for cancer transformation. However, when fibroids are removed for this reason, they are rarely found to be cancerous when tested.

There is also a very rare type of ‘cancerous fibroid’ (leiomyosarcoma) that is thought to arise independently, and not develop from a benign fibroid.

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