Leiomyosarcoma of the kidney: CT and MR appearance
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In Vivo, Percutaneous, Needle Based, Optical Coherence Tomography of Renal Masses
Published on: March 30, 2015
K Ochiai1, H Onitsuka, H Honda
1Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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.
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