MR Findings of Angiomyoma of the Extremities: Two Cases Report
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
; : 363-366, 1999.
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ABSTRACT
Angiomyoma is a benign soft tissue tumor that arises from the smooth muscle layer of blood vessels in the deeplayers of the dermis, or in subcutaneous tissue. It occurs as a well-encapsulated solitary mass, most of which areless than 2cm in diameter. Some patients complain of pain with or without tenderness. This tumor has apredilection for the lower extremities of middle-aged females. MRI findings of angiomyoma of the extremities haverarely been reported, and we describe these findings in two cases of angiomyoma of the hand and foot.
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Main subject:
Blood Vessels
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Angiomyoma
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Dermis
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Lower Extremity
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Subcutaneous Tissue
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Extremities
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Foot
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Hand
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Leiomyoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
1999
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Article