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Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids
Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, are the commonest uterine neoplasms. Although benign, they can be associated with significant morbidity and are the commonest indication for hysterectomy. They are often discovered incidentally when performing imaging for other reasons. Usually first ident...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766886/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881092 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.54887 |
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description | Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, are the commonest uterine neoplasms. Although benign, they can be associated with significant morbidity and are the commonest indication for hysterectomy. They are often discovered incidentally when performing imaging for other reasons. Usually first identified with USG, they can be further characterized with MRI. They are usually easily recognizable, but degenerate fibroids can have unusual appearances. In this article, we describe the appearances of typical and atypical uterine fibroids, unusual fibroid variants and fibroid mimics on different imaging modalities. Knowledge of the different appearances of fibroids on imaging is important as it enables prompt diagnosis and thereby guides treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-27668862009-11-20 Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids Sue, Wilde Sarah, Scott-Barrett Indian J Radiol Imaging Genito-Urinary Imaging Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, are the commonest uterine neoplasms. Although benign, they can be associated with significant morbidity and are the commonest indication for hysterectomy. They are often discovered incidentally when performing imaging for other reasons. Usually first identified with USG, they can be further characterized with MRI. They are usually easily recognizable, but degenerate fibroids can have unusual appearances. In this article, we describe the appearances of typical and atypical uterine fibroids, unusual fibroid variants and fibroid mimics on different imaging modalities. Knowledge of the different appearances of fibroids on imaging is important as it enables prompt diagnosis and thereby guides treatment. Medknow Publications 2009-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2766886/ /pubmed/19881092 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.54887 Text en © Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Genito-Urinary Imaging Sue, Wilde Sarah, Scott-Barrett Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids |
title | Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids |
title_full | Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids |
title_fullStr | Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids |
title_full_unstemmed | Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids |
title_short | Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids |
title_sort | radiological appearances of uterine fibroids |
topic | Genito-Urinary Imaging |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766886/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881092 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.54887 |
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