MRI of uterine leiomyosarcoma

We report a case of a patient with uterine leiomyosarcoma. At MR imaging, the patient was found to have a bilobed uterine mass with two components. While the caudal portion of the mass had the MRI appearance of a simple leiomyoma, the cephalad component showed atypical degeneration with an irregular...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Magnetic resonance imaging 1995, Vol.13 (2), p.331-333
Hauptverfasser:	Pattani, Sita J., Kier, Ruben, Deal, Robert, Luchansky, Edward
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Female Female genital diseases Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Leiomyoma Leiomyoma - pathology Leiomyosarcoma Leiomyosarcoma - diagnosis Leiomyosarcoma - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Tumors Uterine Neoplasms - diagnosis Uterine Neoplasms - pathology Uterus - pathology Uterus magnetic resonance imaging Uterus neoplasms
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of a patient with uterine leiomyosarcoma. At MR imaging, the patient was found to have a bilobed uterine mass with two components. While the caudal portion of the mass had the MRI appearance of a simple leiomyoma, the cephalad component showed atypical degeneration with an irregular contour. Malignant degeneration of a leiomyoma was confirmed by operative and histologic examination. We conclude that malignant degeneration should be considered on MR images of any degenerated leiomyoma showing an irregular contour.
ISSN:	0730-725X 1873-5894
DOI:	10.1016/0730-725X(95)93813-5