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Leiomyoma of the prostate: CT and MR findings

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Pure prostatic leiomyoma is very rare. We report a case of magnetic resonance imaging findings of prostatic leiomyoma. The mass was expansile and had a slightly higher signal intensity than skeletal muscle on T2-weighted images. Normal prostatic glandular tissue could be clearly distinguished from the tumor.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Ageo Central General Hospital, 1-10-10 Kashiwaza Ageo City, Saitama, 362-8588, Japan, JP

    S. Imai & Y. Ayabe

  2. Department of Urology, Ageo Central General Hospital, 1-10-10 Kashiwaza Ageo City, Saitama, 362-8588, Japan, JP

    T. Iiyama & H. Muramatsu

  3. Department of Radiology, Saga medical school, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-8501, Japan, JP

    Y. Matsuo & S. Kudo

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Received: 24 August 2001/Accepted: 12 September 2001

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Imai, S., Ayabe, Y., Iiyama, T. et al. Leiomyoma of the prostate: CT and MR findings. Abdom Imaging 27, 674–676 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-001-0150-4

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