Leiomyoma of the trachea: CT and MRI findings.
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.
Maehara
Minoru
M
Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, 573-1191, Japan. minominobb@ybb.ne.jp
Ikeda
Koshi
K
Ohmura
Naoto
N
Kurokawa
Hiroaki
H
Sakaida
Noriko
N
Sawada
Satoshi
S
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*