Angioleiomyoma in soft tissue of extremities: MRI findings.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to describe the MRI findings of angioleiomyoma in the soft tissue of the extremities. CONCLUSION Angioleiomyoma should be considered a possible diagnosis when a well-demarcated subcutaneous mass of isointense signal on T1-weighted images, heterogeneous high signal intensity on T2-weighted images with homogeneous strong enhancement, and an adjacent tortuous vascular structure is seen in the extremities.

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