A case of deep soft tissue leiomyoma: CT and MRI findings

Radiat Med. 2000 Jul-Aug;18(4):253-6.

Abstract

A 25-year-old man presented with a firm tissue mass of the right elbow and intermittent pain. CT showed a dumbbell-shaped soft tissue mass with foci of dense calcification in the muscular layer of the triceps brachii muscle and subcutaneous tissue. The tumor showed slightly higher signal intensity on T1-weighted images and markedly higher intensity on T2-weighted images compared with the surrounding muscle. Prominent enhancement was present after the intravenous injection of Gd-DTPA. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen revealed a deep soft tissue leiomyoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Elbow
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed