| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4221797 | Clinical Imaging | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report a rare case of benign metastasizing leiomyomas (BMLs) showing malignant transformation in one of them. A 65-year-old woman had a fever. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass on the left side of the anterior mediastinum and multiple nodules in bilateral lungs. The masses proved to be leiomyomas and a leiomyosarcoma. The latter showed heterogeneous contrast enhancement on CT and high heterogeneous uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) on positron emission tomography (PET)-CT. This case suggested the potential usefulness of PET-CT for differentiating these entities.
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Authors
Masaki Ogawa, Masaki Hara, Yoshiyuki Ozawa, Satoru Moriyama, Motoki Yano, Shigeki Shimizu, Yuta Shibamoto,