Abstract
Leiomyoma of deep soft tissue is a rare benign neoplasm that occurs in deep soft tissue in the retroperitoneum or abdominal cavity. This tumor is composed of orderly intersecting fascicles of spindled to slightly epithelioid cells, similar to normal smooth muscle cells. Most lesions are paucicellular, and degenerative or regressive changes, including fibrosis, calcification, hyalinization, and myxoid changes, are common in large lesions. It is known that calcification, hyalinization, and myxoid changes are common for this lesion (Miettinen and Quade 2013).
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Kang, H.S., Hong, S.H., Choi, JY., Yoo, H.J. (2017). Smooth Muscle Tumors. In: Oncologic Imaging: Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-718-5_7
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