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Journal article

Anterior abdominal wall leiomyoma arising de novo in a fertile women: A case report

  • 1. Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Abdominal wall leiomyoma arising de novo is very rare, hence the reported imaging findings of this disease are also rare. We reported the case of a 33-year-old woman who presented with an abdominal wall mass without antecedent gynecological surgeries. The initial abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed thickening of the left rectus abdominis and the loss of intervening fat between the rectus abdominis and the lateral abdominal muscles. After 8 months, the follow-up contrast-enhanced CT and ultrasonography (US) showed a lentiform-shaped mass with isodensity to the adjacent muscles. The US-guided biopsy was consistent with leiomyoma

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society (2004)
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
1
Series
10 refs, 1 fig
Journal Page Range
p. 71-74
ISSN
1738-2637

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
47085771
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ABDOMEN; BIOPSY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGES; MUSCLES; SURGERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WOMEN
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALES; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; PRIMATES; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES