Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of a deep soft tissue leiomyoma under the rectus muscle

Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2002;53(4):231-3. doi: 10.1159/000064558.

Abstract

Leiomyomas of the deep soft tissue are extremely rare. We report a case of a deep soft tissue leiomyoma that was difficult to differentiate from a uterine leiomyoma. A 48-year-old woman was diagnosed with a uterine leiomyoma, but surgical and pathological findings revealed a deep soft tissue leiomyoma and normal uterus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Laparotomy / methods
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis
  • Leiomyoma / pathology*
  • Leiomyoma / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery