Pedunculated uterine leiomyoma mimicking abdominal mass: a case report.
Title | Pedunculated uterine leiomyoma mimicking abdominal mass: a case report. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Spanoudaki, A., Oikonomou A., Dimitrova K., & Prassopoulos P. |
Journal | Cases J |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 315 |
Date Published | 2008 Nov 17 |
ISSN | 1757-1626 |
Abstract | A 48-year-old woman presented with abdominal fullness and a palpable "mass" in the left lower quadrant. Ultrasonography showed a large, rounded, hypoechoic mass. Contrast-enhanced helical CT of the abdomen demonstrated a well-circumscribed, heterogeneously but vividly enhancing mass. The uterus had a leiomyomatous configuration on CT. Uterus and mass revealed the same enhancing pattern. Thin section CT revealed a long, thin stalk connecting the mass with the body of the uterus. Surgical removal of both uterus and the mass confirmed the diagnosis of a pedunculated subserosal leiomyoma originating from a leiomyomatous uterus. |
DOI | 10.1186/1757-1626-1-315 |
Alternate Journal | Cases J |
PubMed ID | 19014628 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2588583 |