Torsion of a uterine leiomyoma: MRI features.
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.
Marcotte-Bloch
Cécile
C
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.
Novellas
Sébastien
S
Buratti
Massimo Senni
MS
Caramella
Thomas
T
Chevallier
Patrick
P
Bruneton
Jean Noël
JN
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*