title: Torsion of a uterine leiomyoma: MRI features.
abstract: We report a case of a patient admitted to our hospital for acute pelvic pain. Ultrasounds and abdominal CT scan found a voluminous mass situated in the upper urinary bladder and contiguous to the uterus and to the ovaries. Magnetic resonance imaging identified a pedicle connecting the uterus to the mass which had an aspect of a necrobiotic leiomyoma. Laparoscopic surgery confirmed the diagnosis of acute torsion of a subserous uterine leiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital Archet 2, 151 route de Saint Antoine de Ginestiére, BP 3079, 06202 Nice Cedex 3, France.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcotte-Bloch
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novellas
authors.forename: Massimo Senni
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Buratti
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caramella
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chevallier
authors.forename: Jean Noël
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bruneton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*