Radiological and Histopathological Correlation in Patients With Uterine and Extrauterine Fibroids

Abstract

Leiomyomas are the most common benign uterine tumours. They are usually asymptomatic but may cause menometrorrhagia, abdominal pain and infertility. They may be single or multiple and may have variable size. When fibroids increase in size, their vascular supply becomes insufficient causing hyaline, myxoid, cystic and haemorrhagic degeneration. Differential diagnoses include adenomyosis, solid adnexal masses, and focal contraction of myometrium and leiomyosarcomas of the uterus. Our purpose was to describe USG, MR imaging findings, histological features and clinical aspects of uterine fibroids.