Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy Caused by Uterine Leiomyoma with Sarcoma-Like Findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Main Authors: Akiyo Taneichi (Author), Hiroyuki Fujiwara (Author), Yukako Mizoguchi (Author), Shizuo Machida (Author), Hiroaki Nonaka (Author), Yuji Takei (Author), Yasushi Saga (Author), Mitsuaki Suzuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A leiomyoma rarely causes disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). In the present report, we describe a case of DIC caused by leiomyoma. A 36-year-old nulliparous woman presented with hypermenorrhea and a lower abdominal mass. On magnetic resonance imaging, we detected a 14 cm uterine tumor, w...