MRI features of cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus.
Imaging evaluation of uterine masses is important to assess the type of lesion and to target surgery, if surgical excision is necessary. This can be decisive in fertile women with benign masses resembling malignancies, in order to avoid overtreatment. In this study, the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma of the uterus, a rare benign variant of leiomyoma mimicking malignancy, is presented.
Preda
Lorenzo
L
Department of Radiology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy. lorenzo.preda@ieo.it
Rizzo
Stefania
S
Gorone
Maria Sole Prevedoni
MS
Fasani
Roberta
R
Maggioni
Angelo
A
Bellomi
Massimo
M
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*