MR Imaging of an Atypical Vaginal Leiomyoma
Ken Shimada1,2,
Isamu Ohashi2,
Hitoshi Shibuya2,
Fumiko Tanabe3 and
Takumi Akashi4
1
Department of Radiology, Toride Kyodo General Hospital, 2-1-1 Hongo,
Toride-shi, 302-0022 Ibaraki, Japan.
2
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental
University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0034 Tokyo, Japan.
3
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and
Dental University, 113-0034 Tokyo, Japan.
4
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental
University, 113-0034 Tokyo, Japan.

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Fig. 1A. 37-year-old woman with vaginal leiomyoma. Sagittal
T2-weighted MR image shows relatively homogenous tumor (arrow) with
hyperintense signal in posterior wall of vagina.
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Fig. 1B. 37-year-old woman with vaginal leiomyoma. Dynamic enhanced MR
images obtained after rapid injection of gadodiamide hydrate (Omniscan;
Daiichi pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan) show marked contrast enhancement of
tumor (arrow). B = 0 sec, C = 20 sec, D = 60
sec, E = 180 sec.
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Fig. 1C. 37-year-old woman with vaginal leiomyoma. Dynamic enhanced MR
images obtained after rapid injection of gadodiamide hydrate (Omniscan;
Daiichi pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan) show marked contrast enhancement of
tumor (arrow). B = 0 sec, C = 20 sec, D = 60
sec, E = 180 sec.
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Fig. 1D. 37-year-old woman with vaginal leiomyoma. Dynamic enhanced MR
images obtained after rapid injection of gadodiamide hydrate (Omniscan;
Daiichi pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan) show marked contrast enhancement of
tumor (arrow). B = 0 sec, C = 20 sec, D = 60
sec, E = 180 sec.
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Fig. 1E. 37-year-old woman with vaginal leiomyoma. Dynamic enhanced MR
images obtained after rapid injection of gadodiamide hydrate (Omniscan;
Daiichi pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan) show marked contrast enhancement of
tumor (arrow). B = 0 sec, C = 20 sec, D = 60
sec, E = 180 sec.
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Fig. 1F. 37-year-old woman with vaginal leiomyoma. Photomicrograph of
histopathologic specimen shows tumor composed of spindle-shaped cells. No
prominent increase in cellularity is visible, but many capillary-sized vessels
are present. (H and E, x267)
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