Lipomas of the uterus

MRI Findings of Uterine Lipoleiomyoma Correlated with Pathologic Findings

“…According to previous reports, the incidence ranged from 0.03% in hysterectomy specimens to 0.20% in uterine leiomyomas [1,2]. Pathologically, lipomatous uterine tumors have been categorized into three groups [3,4]. The first group is pure lipoma, which is composed of mature fat cells only and is encapsulated [5].…”

“…It is most frequently located in the posterior wall of the uterine corpus; 10% or more are also seen in the uterine cervix. This lesion is often associated with common leiomyomas [1][2][3][4].…”

Rapidly growing leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman

“…There have been a few reports of growing uterine myomas after menopause. To our knowledge, several cases of lipoleiomyomas 4–10 and cystic degenerative changes, 11,12 characteristic of leimyoma have been reported previously. The incidence of lipoleiomyoma varies from 0.03% 4 to 0.12% 7 of all leiomyomas.…”

Uterus Yerleşi̇mli̇ Li̇poma Ve Li̇polei̇omyoma (Olgu Sunumu)

“…Belirgin damar komponenti içeren lipomatöz tümörler de tanımlanmış-tır (11). Uterusta yerleşen lipomatöz tümörlerin gelişim mekanizmaları tam olarak açıklanamamıştır ancak bu konuda birçok görüş vardır (1)(2)(3)5,11). Bu çalışmada bir kadın hastada myometriumda saptanan lipoma ve lipoleiomyoma olgusu bu tümörlerin ender görülmesi nedeni ile literatür eşliğinde tartışılmıştır.…”