A case of aggressive angiomyxoma in female retroperitoneum.
- Author:
Jung Ho CHOI
1
;
Young Hoon KOO
;
Kyu Young JUNG
;
Kyung Won KIM
;
Eun Young KIM
;
Dae Sik KWON
;
Seung Keun PARK
;
Hee Wook PARK
;
Jong Hwan OK
;
Chang Mogg SON
;
Hae Sook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea. mkhim01@thrunet.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myxoma;
Retroperitoneal neoplasms
- MeSH:
Constipation;
Female*;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Myxoma*;
Pelvis;
Perineum;
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2001;61(2):206-210
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aggressive Angiomyxoma is a rare, benign but locally aggressive mesench ymal neoplasm, predominently involving the pelvis and perineum of young omen. We experienced a case of aggressive angiomyxoma in the retroperitoneum. A 47-year-old woman patient visited our hospital because of constipation and an abnormal intraabdominal mass in routine examination. Examination by abdominal ultrasonography and MR imaging indicated that it was a well capsulated large soft tissue tumor in the retroperitoneum. Thus, she underwent excision of the retroperitoneal tumor. A 15 x 10 x 2 cm yellow-whitish mass was noted. The cut surface was homogenous, tannish yellow and mucoid. Microscopic findings represent that a mass was composed of widely scattered spindle-shaped and stallate-shaped cells and variable sized vascular channels within a myxoid matrix. So we report this case with a review of literature.
