title: Pure uterine lipoma.
abstract: Pure fatty tumors of the uterus are extremely rare and usually develop in postmenopausal women. We present the first reported Japanese case of a pure uterine lipoma, in which a preoperative diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and was pathologically confirmed postoperatively. As in our case, MRI is currently the best modality for determining the internal architecture of a tumor and the presence of fat. Because of the benign nature of a uterine lipoma, such an approach can avoid unnecessary surgery in asymptomatic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan. y.fujimoto@city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: Nobuhisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Ryuichiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tojo
authors.forename: Suguru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mochimaru
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery