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Weerakkody Y, Botz B, Metastases to myometrium. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-72578
Metastases to the myometrium is an uncommon situation but has been occasionally reported with extrauterine cancers such as breast cancer 4 (considered commonest primary site) and colon cancer (e.g. sigmoid colon 3).
Differential diagnosis
Possible differential considerations include
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