title: Primary Paratracheal Leiomyoma: Increased Preoperative Diagnostic Specificity With Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
abstract: We report the case of a 47-year-old woman whose primary mediastinal leiomyoma was incidentally found during evaluation of her persistent cough. The preoperative diagnosis of mediastinal leiomyoma is challenging because of its rarity and indeterminate features on chest radiography, computed tomography (CT), and positron emission tomography-CT. We highlight how magnetic resonance imaging can substantially contribute to mediastinal mass characterization and diagnostic specificity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Levesque
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Omonigho
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aisagbonhi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Subba
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Digumarthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Cameron D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: jackman@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Jeanne B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ackman
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D057234:Preoperative Period; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed