Giant Perineal Leiomyoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 3

MRI studies in perineal leiomyomas.

Author	MRI studies in perineal leiomyoma cases
Agostini et al. 2006	T1 hypointense
Italy [6]	T2 hypointense; Solid mass multilobulated
Shuch et al. 2007	T1 heterogenous isointensity
USA [8]	T2 hyper- and hypointensity with areas of enhancement
Koc et al. 2010	T1 homogenously hyperintense
Turkey [1]	T2 heterogeneously hyperintense with significant but heterogeneous enhancement
Our patient 2011	T1 midrange with diminished signal at its inferior portion
USA	T2 heterogeneously increasing signal in the inferior portion with diffuse enhancement

MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.