Giant hydropic fibroma: a case report
Juglard, R.; Tourrette, J.H.; Terrier, J.P.; Dussaut, J.P.; Barea, D.; Colineau, X.; Solacroup, J.C.
Journal de Radiologie 83(3): 372-374
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0221-0363 PMID: 11979233 Document Number: 540641
Hydropic degeneration of a uterine leiomyoma is common. Giant forms are uncommon. Positive diagnosis may be challenging because the differential diagnosis includes other rare uterine tumors such as leiomyosarcoma. Uterine localization, the leiomyoma volume, margins with adjacent structures are best evaluated at MRI. Final diagnosis requires gross and microscopic examination. We describe such a diagnostic challenge in a 46-year-old woman with a giant hydropic leiomyoma.