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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2019; 29(01): 72-76
DOI: 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
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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
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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

Epstein-Barr virus - human immunodeficiency virus - immunocompromised - intracranial - leiomyoma - mesenchymal - primary


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Article published online:
23 July 2021

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