Exophytic Lipoleiomyoma of the Uterus Mimicking Ovarian Teratoma: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.3.285
- Author:
Jongchul KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. jckim@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Uterine neoplasms;
Uterine neoplasms, CT;
Leiomyoma;
Uterus, US
- MeSH:
Aged;
Female;
Humans;
Leiomyoma;
Lipoma;
Teratoma*;
Uterine Neoplasms;
Uterus*
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2006;55(3):285-288
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Lipoleiomyoma is a rare benign neoplasm of the uterus. I present here a case of exophytic uterine lipoleiomyoma in a 77-year-old woman. Due to its exophytic nature, this fatty tumor mimicked ovarian teratoma on the imaging studies.