Pelvic retroperitoneal angioleiomyoma mimicking a uterine mass
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Abdominal Imaging - Case Report

Pelvic retroperitoneal angioleiomyoma mimicking a uterine mass

Diagn Interv Radiol 2009;15(4):262-265 DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.1603-07.2
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Abstract

Angioleiomyoma (vascular myoma) is a rare type of leiomyoma originating from smooth muscle cells and containing thick-walled vessels. There are only a few cases of retroperitoneal angioleiomyoma reported in the literature. Herein, we present the ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and histopathological findings of an asymptomatic patient with a pelvic retroperitoneal angioleiomyoma which radiologically mimicked a uterine mass.

Keywords: leiomyoma, angioleiomyoma, retroperitonal space, magnetic resonance imaging