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Pure uterine lipoma
Author(s) -
Fujimoto Yoshinobu,
Kasai Kenji,
Furuya Masataka,
Honda Nobuhisa,
Tojo Ryuichiro,
Saito Suguru,
Mochimaru Fumio
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2006.00439.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoma , asymptomatic , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , uterus , modality (human–computer interaction) , surgery , human–computer interaction , computer science
Pure fatty tumors of the uterus are extremely rare and usually develop in postmenopausal women. We present the first reported Japanese case of a pure uterine lipoma, in which a preoperative diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and was pathologically confirmed postoperatively. As in our case, MRI is currently the best modality for determining the internal architecture of a tumor and the presence of fat. Because of the benign nature of a uterine lipoma, such an approach can avoid unnecessary surgery in asymptomatic patients.
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