Fig. 1From: An unusual case of uterine cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma with adenomyosisMagnetic resonance imaging and gross appearance of the tumor. a Axial T2-weighted image shows a pelvic mass, measuring 10 × 9 × 7 cm, located in the left posterolateral myometrial wall, with extrauterine extension to the pelvic cavity (arrowhead). b Macroscopically, a large exophytic mass protruding from the posterior uterine wall into the pelvic cavity is observed. The mass contains multiple deep red multiple nodules, giving it a placenta-like appearance. Uterine cervix is not affected (arrow). White line demonstrates the cut line shown on Fig. 1c . c The extrauterine mass contains numerous hemorrhagic cysts. The extrauterine mass shows continuity as a white indistinct multinodular mass in the myometrium. Endometrium is preserved (arrow)Back to article page