Leiomyosarcoma of the kidney: Ct and mr appearance

Kouichirou Ochiai, Hideo Onitsuka, Hiroshi Honda, Kenji Kawamoto, Jirou Uozumi, Jouichi Kumazawa, Kouji Masuda

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    Abstract

    A case of leiomyosarcoma of the kidney is reported here with its CT and MRI manifestations correlated to the pathologic findings. The leiomyosarcoma appeared as a well-defined multinodular mass of varying density and signal intensity on CT and MRI, respectively. The low signal-intensity regions on T2-weighted MRI exhibited delayed enhancement on CT and contained more fibrous tissues than did other sites that had more spindle-shaped muscle cells. Knowledge of the MR and CT characteristics may permit radiologists to refine the diagnosis of renal leiomyosarcoma considerably.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)656-658
    Number of pages3
    JournalJournal of computer assisted tomography
    Volume17
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1993

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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