Fibroma risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maneesha Nandimandalam, M.B.B.S.[2], Simrat Sarai, M.D. [3]

Overview

There are no established risk factors for fibroma. Moreover the risk factors varies with the individual types of fibromas.

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