J Korean Radiol Soc.
2006 Sep;55(3):285-288. 10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.3.285.
Exophytic Lipoleiomyoma of the Uterus Mimicking Ovarian Teratoma: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. jckim@cnu.ac.kr
- KMID: 2209146
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.3.285
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.
