Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Table of Contents CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2019; 29(01): 72-76DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_250_18 Case Report Primary intracranial leiomyoma - A case report and literature review Mary Varunya Jehendran Department of Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India , V Monish Department of Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India , Suresh Aswathappa Department of Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India , H V Ramprakash Department of Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India› Author AffiliationsSubject Editor: Recommend Article Abstract Abstract Primary intracranial leiomyoma is a rare tumour of mesenchymal origin, with less than 30 cases reported in literature including two cases from the Indian subcontinent. In this article, we describe a case of primary intracranial leiomyoma in an immunocompromised patient with a brief review of literature. Keywords KeywordsEpstein-Barr virus - human immunodeficiency virus - immunocompromised - intracranial - leiomyoma - mesenchymal - primary Full Text References References 1 Fasih N, Prasad Shanbhogue AK, Macdonald DB, Fraser-Hill MA, Papadatos D, Kielar AZ. et al. Leiomyomas beyond the uterus: Unusual locations, rare manifestations. Radiographics 2008; 28: 1931-48 2 Kroe DJ, Hudgins WR, Simmons JC, Blackwell CF. Primary intrasellar leiomyoma. Case report. J Neurosurg 1968; 29: 189-91 3 Fornoff LE, Nelson KS, McComb RD, Hellbusch LC, Aizenberg MR. Primary intracranial leiomyoma in immunocompetent patients: Case report, review of literature, and treatment recommendations. J Neurol Disord 2013; 1: 102 4 Zevgaridis D, Tsonidis C, Kapranos N, Venizelos I, Tsitsopoulos P. Epstein-Barr virus associated primary intracranial leiomyoma in organ transplant recipient: Case report and review of the literature. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2009; 151: 1705-9 5 Lohan R, Bathla G, Gupta S, Hegde AN. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related smooth muscle tumors of central nervous system—a report of two cases and review of literature. Clin Imaging 2013; 37: 564-8
