CHORUS
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Small bowel
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leiomyoma
- benign smooth muscle tumor
- usually single (97%)
- most common in jejunum
- central portion avascular
- can undergo necrosis and bleed
xray findings:
- broad filling defect, often with superficial mucosal ulceration
connecting to deep pit
Brian Funaki, MD - 14 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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