title: Leiomyoma of the trachea: CT and MRI findings.
abstract: A 47-year-old woman with a tracheal leiomyoma is described. Leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor of the trachea. Only 43 cases have been reported in the English- and Japanese-language literature. To our knowledge, this is the second time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings have been reported. MRI can help discriminate between masses with a stalk and masses with a broad base, which in turn can help determine whether surgical resection of the tracheal leiomyoma is appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, 573-1191, Japan. minominobb@ybb.ne.jp
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maehara
authors.forename: Koshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohmura
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakaida
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*