A bizarre giant leiomyoma

Authors
Tueche, SG Trono, M Guiramand, J Cesari, J
Citation
Sg. Tueche et al., A bizarre giant leiomyoma, ANN MED IN, 152(2), 2001, pp. 137-138
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
ANNALES DE MEDECINE INTERNE
ISSN journal
0003410X → ACNP
Volume
152
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
137 - 138
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-410X(200103)152:2<137:ABGL>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We report the clinical and imaging features of a huge deep leiomyoma of the rectus abdominis treated surgically in an 84-year-old man. Hypotheses are put forward to elucidate the etiology of this enigmatic localization, appar ently the first described in the literature.