Magnetic resonance imaging features of myxoid leiomyoma of the vagina: A case report

We report a rare case of a voluminous vaginal myxoid leiomyoma in a 27-year-old nulliparous woman. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed a mass arising from the vagina, with inhomogeneous signal intensity on spin-echo T1W and T2W images. MRI accurately defined the tissue planes between the lesio...

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Autores principales: Scialpi, Michele, Benagiano, Giuseppe, Frati, Sara, Piscioli, Irene, Barberini, Francesco, Lupattelli, Luciano
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
Materias:
Genito-Urinary Imaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881095
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.54880
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Sumario:We report a rare case of a voluminous vaginal myxoid leiomyoma in a 27-year-old nulliparous woman. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed a mass arising from the vagina, with inhomogeneous signal intensity on spin-echo T1W and T2W images. MRI accurately defined the tissue planes between the lesion and the adjacent structures and suggested its benign nature. The mass was completely resected by means of transvaginal approach and the diagnosis of myxoid leiomyoma was confirmed histologically. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing the MRI features of vaginal myxoid leiomyoma.

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