Lee Jiwon, Shin Seoyeon, Kim Jin-Hwi, Lee Su Lim, Chong Yosep, Seo Kyung Jin, Yim Kwangil
College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Jul 14;13(14):2370. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13142370.
Angioleiomyoma, a rare variant of leiomyoma, is a benign tumor of mesenchymal origin. Angioleiomyomas of the female urogenital tract are extremely rare, with only six cases of uterine cervical angioleiomyoma previously reported in the literature. In this case study, we report on a 49-year-old female patient who presented with menorrhagia whose initial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings suggested cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, following the hysterectomy, histological examination confirmed the lesion to be angioleiomyoma. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no previously reported cases of angioleiomyomas presenting with MRI findings that are suggestive of uterine SCC. Recognizing that angioleiomyomas can mimic uterine malignancies on MRI may prove beneficial for future diagnostic and treatment strategies.
血管平滑肌瘤是平滑肌瘤的一种罕见变体,是一种间叶组织来源的良性肿瘤。女性泌尿生殖道的血管平滑肌瘤极为罕见,文献中此前仅报道过6例宫颈血管平滑肌瘤。在本病例研究中,我们报告了一名49岁的女性患者,她因月经过多就诊,其最初的磁共振成像(MRI)结果提示宫颈鳞状细胞癌(SCC)。然而,子宫切除术后的组织学检查证实该病变为血管平滑肌瘤。据我们所知,此前尚无血管平滑肌瘤的MRI表现提示子宫SCC的报道。认识到血管平滑肌瘤在MRI上可模仿子宫恶性肿瘤,可能对未来的诊断和治疗策略有益。