Benign metastasizing leiomyoma and findings on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/contrast-enhanced computed tomography

Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is a rare condition where benign smooth muscle tumors having a histological appearance similar to uterine leiomyoma are present at distant sites. This entity is commonly associated with a past history of hysterectomy done for uterine fibroids. The knowledge of the pres...

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Published in:Indian journal of nuclear medicine 2022-01, Vol.37 (1), p.68-70
Main Authors: Gosavi, Atul, Shah, Sneha, Purandare, Nilendu, Puranik, Ameya, Agrawal, Archi, Rangarajan, Venkatesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Computed tomography
CT imaging
Fibroids
Leiomyoma
Muscles
PET imaging
Positron emission
Tomography
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Summary:Benign metastasizing leiomyoma is a rare condition where benign smooth muscle tumors having a histological appearance similar to uterine leiomyoma are present at distant sites. This entity is commonly associated with a past history of hysterectomy done for uterine fibroids. The knowledge of the presence of significant fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in leiomyoma helped in the diagnosis of this condition in a 47-year-old patient who being evaluated for multiple unusual sites of metastases; this was further confirmed on histopathology.
ISSN:0972-3919
0974-0244
DOI:10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_118_21