Abstract
Lipoleiomyoma of the uterus is a rare benign uterine tumour -a variation of leiomyoma[1]. The presence of fatty tissue in the myometrium is anomalous, interpreted as lipomatous degeneration, smooth muscle metaplasia or as a benign tumour called as lipoleiomyoma. Imaging plays an important role in determining the intrauterine location and fatty nature of lipoleiomyomas.
We report a rare case of pedunculated submucosal lipoleiomyoma projecting into endocervical canal in which USG and MRI were useful to characterise the lesion, confirmed histopathologically.
Keywords: lipoleiomyoma, uterus, pedunculated, submucosal, myometrium.
References
- uterine corpus and gestational trophoblastic disease. Washington, DC: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1992:127-130.
- Brandfass RT, Everts-Suarez EA (1955) Lipomatous tumors of the uterus: a review of the world literature with report of a case of true lipoma. Am j Obstet Gynecol70:359-367.
- Kitajima K, Kaji Y, Imanaka K, Sugihara R, Sugimura K (2007) MRI findings of uterine lipoleiomyoma correlated with pathological findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol 189: 100-104.
- Pounder DJ (1982) Fatty tumours of the uterus. J Clin Pathol 35: 1380-1383.
- Bajaj P, Kumar G, Agarwal K (2004) Lipoleiomyoma of broad ligament: A case report. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 3: 457-458.
- Rajeev S, Sumiti G , Shruti S , Ashima Batra, Manish Chaudhary. International J. of Healthcare and Biomedical Research, Volume: 2, Issue: 4, July 2014, Pages 77-79.
- Prieto A, Crespo C, Pardo A, Docal I, Calzada J, Alonso P. Uterine lipoleiomyomas: US and CT findings. Abdom Imaging 2000; 25:655-657
- Dodd GD III, Budzik RF. Lipomatous uterine tumors: diagnosis by ultrasound, CT, and MR. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1990; 14:629-632.
- Aizenstein R, Wilbur AC, Aizenstein S. CT and MRI of uterine lipoleiomyoma. Gynecol Oncol 1991; 40:274-276.
- Ishigami K, Yoshimitsu K, Honda H, et al. Uterine lipoleiomyoma: MRI appearances. Abdom Imaging 1998; 23:214-216.
Corresponding Author
Shahul Hameed D K
Head of Department, Department of Radiology and Imaging, IQRAA International Hospital and Research Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala,India-673 009
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i2.18
