title: A bizarre giant leiomyoma.
abstract: We report the clinical and imaging features of a huge deep leiomyoma of the rectus abdominis treated surgically in an 84-year-old man. Hypotheses are put forward to elucidate the etiology of this enigmatic localization, apparently the first described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Department, Brugmann Academic Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles-ULB, Brussels, Belgium. sky14767@skynet.be
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Tueche
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trono
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guiramand
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cesari
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011996:Records; D017568:Rectus Abdominis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed