title: Primary Leiomyoma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Primary leiomyoma of the liver is an extremely rare benign hepatic tumor in asymptomatic patients. While leiomyoma is frequently found in the genitourinary tract, to the best of our knowledge only 29 cases of primary hepatic leiomyoma have been reported in the English language medical literature. Primary hepatic leiomyoma in patients without an underlying systemic disease (immunosuppression) is even more uncommon. A leiomyoma is composed of bundles of smooth muscle fibers and rarely transforms into a malignant tumor. We present a previously healthy 44-year-old woman who was incidentally found to have a focal liver lesion while undergoing radiologic studies for evaluation of her low back pain. The primary leiomyoma of the liver has characteristic radiologic findings that distinguish it from other hepatic tumors. In this article we discuss the typical radiologic and pathologic findings of leiomyoma compared with other primary liver tumors.
authors.affiliation: Imagen Diagnostica, Ciudad de Mendoza, Argentina.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamidian Jahromi
authors.affiliation: CIMED La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Maren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donato
authors.affiliation: Imagen Diagnostica, Ciudad de Mendoza, Argentina.
authors.forename: Nestor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Caliri
authors.affiliation: Imagen Diagnostica, Ciudad de Mendoza, Argentina.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tempra
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sangster
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed