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Role of MRI for Evaluation of Uterine Giant Myoma: Case Report

Received: 29 January 2015    Accepted: 13 March 2015    Published: 19 May 2015
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Abstract

Uterine leiomyomas are common, benign, smooth muscle tumors of the uterus, occurring in 20-30% of women over age 35. A giant uterine leiomyoma is a tumor whose weight exceeds the arbitrary limit of approximately 11.4 kg (25 lb). Commonly multiple, leiomyomas can be described submucosal, intramural, subserosal. Large leiomyomas can cause various types of degeneration. The interest of the case lies in the difficulty of placing a differential diagnosis for the morphological characteristics of the large mass, due to non-characteristic aspect to the US and the MDCT. So MRI allowed to establish the relationship of the tumor with the uterus through the recognition of the vascular peduncle that connects the leiomyoma with fundus of the uterus. The application of MRI in the large pelvic masses goes beyond lesion detection, allowing in this case the typing, which is confirmed by the surgical findings.

DOI 10.11648/j.ijmi.20150303.13
Published in International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 3, Issue 3, May 2015)
Page(s) 59-62
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Keywords

Uterine Giant Myoma, MRI-Pelvis, Pelvic Masses

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  • Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine–Radiology, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

  • Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine–Radiology, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

  • Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine–Radiology, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

  • Department of Medical and Surgery Sciences, Clinical Surgery Unit University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

  • Departement of Radiology, Pellegrini Hospital, Naples, Italy

  • Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine–Radiology, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

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