Huge uterine leiomyoma with adenomyotic cysts mimicking uterine sarcoma on MR imaging

Radiat Med. 2007 Apr;25(3):127-9. doi: 10.1007/s11604-006-0106-2. Epub 2007 Apr 27.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging of a 39-year-old woman who presented with an abdominal mass revealed a tumor with hemorrhagic lesions extending from the intrauterine space to the subserosa. Hysterectomy was performed for probable uterine sarcoma. The histological examination diagnosed uterine leiomyoma with severe myxoid degeneration and without malignant components. Hemorrhagic lesions were diagnosed as adenomyotic cysts, resulting in findings similar to those of a uterine sarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyoma / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Sarcoma / diagnosis
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery