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Minoru Maehara1, Koshi Ikeda, Naoto Ohmura
1Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, 573-1191, Japan. minominobb@ybb.ne.jp
Abstract:
A 47-year-old woman with a tracheal leiomyoma is described. Leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor of the trachea. Only 43 cases have been reported in the English- and Japanese-language literature. To our knowledge, this is the second time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings have been reported. MRI can help discriminate between masses with a stalk and masses with a broad base, which in turn can help determine whether surgical resection of the tracheal leiomyoma is appropriate.
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