Imaging manifestation of primary leiomyoma of the liver / 中华放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the imaging characteristics of hepatic primary leiomyoma.Methods The CT and MR imaging findings of three pathologically proven primary leiomyoma of the liver were analyzed,and the correlation between the imaging features and pathological results was analyzed.Two patients underwent CT scanning.Two patients underwent MRI.Results The lesions appeared hypodense in CT images,and with elongated T_1 time and elongated T_2 time in MRI.One lesion was homogenous both in CT and MRI,with significant homogenous enhancement.The other two lesions were inhomogeneous,with inhomogeneous enhancement in one lesion.All the three lesions had the sign of pseudocapsule.Neither hepatic cirrhosis nor venous tumor emboli were present.Pathological examination showed proliferation of spindle- shaped neoplastic cells and hyperplasia of capillary.One tumor had central hyalinization and another tumor had central necrosis.Conclusion Primary leiomyoma of the liver is one kind of hypervascular tumors with pseudocapsule.CT and MR can provide helpful information to the diagnosis.