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

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  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. jckim@cnu.ac.kr

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.

Keyword

Uterine neoplasms; Uterine neoplasms, CT; Leiomyoma; Uterus, US

MeSH Terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Leiomyoma
Lipoma
Teratoma*
Uterine Neoplasms
Uterus*
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