title: [Assessment of the myometrial infiltration of endometrial carcinoma (FIGO stage I-II). The accuracy of magnetic resonance (1.5 T)].
abstract: Thirty-three patients with histological diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma were studied with MR imaging at 1.5 T. All patients were clinically diagnosed as having stage I or II disease (FIGO) and underwent abdominal hysterectomy. MR tissue characteristics and morphological features were compared with morphological features were compared with microscopic pathological findings, in all patients. The following initials were adopted for statistical comparison: M0 = tumor confined to endometrium; M1 = infiltration of the inner third of myometrium; M2 = invasion of the central third of myometrium; M3 = infiltration of the outer third of myometrium. T1-weighted (SE 600/30) and T2-weighted (SE 2000/35.90) (SE 1500/28.60) images were obtained in sagittal plane (section thickness = mm 4). Overall MR accuracy in determining the extent of myometrial invasion was 78%. Correct evaluation of myometrial invasion is essential in patients with stage I or II endometrial carcinoma who are to undergo transvaginal hysterectomy without lymphadenectomy (M0, M1).
authors.affiliation: Radiologia Diagnostica, Istituto Scientifico, Ospedale S. Raffaele, Milano.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sironi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mellone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vanzulli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Viganò
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Belloni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vignali
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Taccagni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cantaboni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Maschio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Valutazione dell'infiltrazione miometriale nel carcinoma dell'endometrio (I-II stadio FIGO). Accuratezza della Risonanza Magnetica (1,5 T).