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Bueno Horcajadas, ángel LuisAuthorMartel Villagrán, JoséAuthor

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February 16, 2025
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Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of angioleiomyoma

Publicated to:Quantitative Imaging In Medicine And Surgery. 14 (11): 7817-7824 - 2024-11-01 14(11), DOI: 10.21037/qims-24-602

Authors: De Iruarrizaga Gana, Marcos; Bueno Horcajadas, Angel Luis; Quilez Caballero, Elena; Lopez-Vidaur Franco, Ignacio; Martel Villagran, Jose

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Hosp Univ Fdn Alcorcon, Dept Musculoskeletal Radiol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Fdn Alcorcon, Dept Radiol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Hosp Univ Fdn Alcorcon, Radiol Dept, Calle Budapest 1, Madrid 28922, Spain - Author

Abstract

Background: Vascular leiomyoma or angioleiomyoma is a rare benign tumor which belongs to the group of benign smooth muscle tumors. They are commonly located at the extremities, usually presented as a painful solitary lesion in the subcutaneous tissue. To date, very few reports describe its characteristics from an imaging point of view, especially their ultrasound characteristics, making it difficult to do a pre-surgical diagnosis. Our purpose is to describe the clinical, pathologic and imaging features of angioleiomyoma [ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings]. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed from the pathology database from Hospital Universitario Fundaci & oacute;n Alcorc & oacute;n, Madrid, Spain, the clinical histories of 139 patients who had surgical excision and histologic diagnosis of angioleiomyoma during the last 17 years, from May 31st2006 to April 17th 2023. Of those patients, we focused on 50 who had soft tissue angioleiomyoma with imaging study [ultrasonography (US) and/or MRI] performed in our institution, making a descriptive cross-sectional study. Results: In our series, a very characteristic ultrasonographic and US Doppler pattern was found. It consists in the presence of a well defined, homogeneous and highly vascularized soft tissue tumor, sometimes with the presence of a feeding vessel. Conclusions: When the described US features appear in a mobile and elastic subcutaneous slow growing tumor on an extremity, the diagnosis of angioleiomyoma should be considered as highly probable.

Keywords

AngioleiomyomaDopplerExtremitMagnetic resonance imaging (mriMagnetic resonance imaging (mri)Ultrasonography (us)Vascular leiomyoma

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Quantitative Imaging In Medicine And Surgery due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 92/212, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-22:

  • WoS: 2

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Martel Villagrán, José).