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A case of aggressive angiomyxoma of pelvic tissue is described. The characteristic clinical presenting symptoms together with radiographic findings can be suggestive of this disease. Computed tomography (CT) clearly depicted a solid mass in the pelvis without invasion of visceral structures and reaching caudally into the perineal region.
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Llauger, J., Pérez, C., Coscojuela, P. et al. Aggressive angiomyxoma of pelvic soft tissue: CT appearance. Urol Radiol 12, 25–26 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923960
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923960