title: Uterine lipoma: MRI features with pathologic correlation.
abstract: Fatty tumors of the uterus are rare. Most reported cases have been of the mixed type, consisting of smooth muscle and mature adipose tissue. We present the first case of a pure lipoma with pathologic correlation in which a preoperative diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 42 Boulevard Jourdan, Paris, cedex 14, 75674, France. marc.coumbaras@imm.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coumbaras
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Validire
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herry
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dahan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery