title: [MRI of uterine leiomyosarcoma. Apropos of 2 cases].
abstract: Prognosis is poor for uterine leiomyosarcomas. Diagnosis is often an unexpected pathology discovery after hysterectomy for fibroma. Prognosis depends on the degree of locoregional extension and thus on early diagnosis. Echography and computed tomography scan are note very specific. There is little literature on imagining studies, and particularly on MRI in this pathology. Yet MRI, especially the T2 weighted sequences, is quite interesting for evaluating tumour extension in the uterus. It can be used whenever an abnormal increase in size is observed during the per- or postmenopausal period in a women with a fibroma. We report two cases of uterine leiomyosarcoma explored by MRI and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiodiagnostic, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mélia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maestro
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bruneton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasperoni
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Peyrottes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Teissier
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Marcy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: IRM des léiomyosarcomes utérins. A propos de 2 cas.