Lipoleiomyoma of the Uterus
Rony Avritscher1,
Revathy B. Iyer1,
Jae Ro2 and
Gary Whitman1
1
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Box 57, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030.
2
Division of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX 77030.

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Fig. 1A. 48-year-old woman with uterine lipoleiomyoma. Sagittal
sonogram shows hyperechoic mass (arrow) arising from anterior lower
uterine segment.
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Fig. 1B. 48-year-old woman with uterine lipoleiomyoma. Axial
T1-weighted MR image shows high-signal, well-circumscribed mass
(arrow) in lower uterine segment.
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Fig. 1C. 48-year-old woman with uterine lipoleiomyoma. Sagittal
T2-weighted MR image also shows mass (arrow) posterior to bladder
(B).
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Fig. 1D. 48-year-old woman with uterine lipoleiomyoma. Photomicrograph
of pathology specimen shows mass composed of mature fat and smooth muscle. (H
and E, x20)
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