title: CT characteristics of a uterus-like mass in the sigmoid mesocolon.
abstract: A uterus-like mass is a rare, benign extra-uterine tumour composed of smooth muscle and endometrium. The majority of uterus-like masses occur in the ovary. Rarely, uterus-like masses occur in the broad ligament, small bowel, small bowel mesentery or uterine cervix. Here, we report a case of a uterus-like mass in the sigmoid mesocolon. A well-defined, markedly enhanced soft-tissue mass with central cystic change and haemorrhage was observed on CT. The current report describes the CT characteristics of this sigmoid mesocolon uterus-like mass together with the differential diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D018194:Adenomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001956:Broad Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008646:Mesocolon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging