Elizabeth Kagan Arleo1, Peter E Schwartz2, Pei Hui3, Shirley McCarthy4. 1. 1 Weill Cornell Imaging, New York-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell, 425 East 61st St, 9th Fl, New York, NY 10065. 2. 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. 3. 3 Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. 4. 4 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to review the clinical, imaging, and pathologic features of leiomyoma variants. CONCLUSION: Fortunately, most of these variants are rare and have a benign natural history, given currently there are no significant series to establish definitive clinical or imaging findings that can reliably distinguish among them. Although there are some suggestive features, the diagnosis of a leiomyoma variant is usually made postoperatively at pathologic examination.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to review the clinical, imaging, and pathologic features of leiomyoma variants. CONCLUSION: Fortunately, most of these variants are rare and have a benign natural history, given currently there are no significant series to establish definitive clinical or imaging findings that can reliably distinguish among them. Although there are some suggestive features, the diagnosis of a leiomyoma variant is usually made postoperatively at pathologic examination.