Open AccessImaging in a rare case of intramuscular angioleiomyoma around the knee joint
Author(s) -
Vinay Maurya,
R Ravikumar,
Krishnendu Sarkar,
Richa Ranjan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/ijri.ijri_359_19
Subject(s) - angioleiomyoma , medicine , knee joint , joint (building) , radiology , anatomy , surgery , leiomyoma , architectural engineering , engineering
Angioleiomyoma are rare benign tumors originating from smooth muscles of veins. They are found more commonly in extremities and are seen in subcutaneous tissue. Intramuscular angioleiomyoma is rare and can be confused with hemangioma. Though they do not have any characteristic imaging features but they should be considered in the differential diagnosis due to certain specific imaging findings on MRI which are discussed in this article.