Meningeal leiomyoma in an adult with AIDS: CT and MRI with pathological correlation

Neuroradiology. 1999 Sep;41(9):696-8. doi: 10.1007/s002340050826.

Abstract

We describe the imaging features of a meningeal leiomyoma with pathological correlation in an adult with AIDS. On CT the tumour showed a central low-attenuation area and an enhancing peripheral ring. It gave low signal on T1 weighting and on T2-weighted images a central high-signal area was surrounded by a markedly low-signal band, which showed contrast enhancement. As far as we know, this is the first report of this condition in the radiological literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / pathology
  • Adult
  • Brain Edema / diagnosis
  • Brain Edema / pathology
  • Dura Mater / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyoma / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Occipital Lobe / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*