title: Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis: magnetic resonance imaging and differential diagnosis.
abstract: Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis is a rare disease characterized by the presence of multiple myomatous nodules in peritoneal cavity. The diagnosis may be difficult in some cases as the results of ultrasonography and CT imaging may suggest malignancy. In this report, we describe the characteristic MRI findings of the disease with differential diagnosis in a 34-year-old woman discovered during laparoscopy for tubal ligation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. demirkemal@superonline.com
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Demir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018231:Leiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis