Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of a deep soft tissue leiomyoma under the rectus muscle.
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.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan.
Toshiyuki
T
Sumi
Osamu
O
Ishiko
Kayoko
K
Ueda
Kenichi
K
Wakasa
Sachio
S
Ogita
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery