title: Round ligament leiomyoma: a rare manifestation of a common entity.
abstract: A 68-year-old woman with a history of multifocal uterine leiomyomas presented with left groin pain and was referred for cross-sectional imaging to assess for the presence of an inguinal hernia. In this patient, MRI demonstrated a round ligament leiomyoma encased in the proximal left inguinal canal. Leiomyomas are the most common benign gynecologic tumors, however round ligament leiomyomas are very rare. The purpose of this case report is to highlight a rare manifestation of a common entity.
authors.affiliation: New York-Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Radiology, 525 East 68th Street, Star 8a, New York, NY 10065, United States. Electronic address: mde2003@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Madhvi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deol
authors.affiliation: New York-Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Radiology, 525 East 68th Street, Star 8a, New York, NY 10065, United States.
authors.forename: Elizabeth Kagan
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Arleo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012404:Round Ligament of Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Groin pain; Leiomyoma; MRI; Round ligament; Ultrasonography