Preoperative diagnostic imaging of normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome.
We treated a patient with a massive amount of ascites, the cytology of which contained adenocarcinoma (class V). The left ovary was slightly enlarged and the preoperative diagnostic imaging (PDI) suggested the presence of a malignancy. The right ovary was of normal size and the PDI presented no evidence of malignancy. the intra- and postoperative histological diagnosis was serous cystadenocarcinoma of the right ovary and fibroma of the left ovary. Therefore, this case can be classified as one of a normal-sized ovary carcinoma syndrome. Difficulties involved in the preoperative diagnosis of this syndrome and drawbacks of PDI are discussed.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010052:Ovariectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography