title: The role of abdominal computed tomography in the assessment of patients with malignant tumours of the cervix and body of the uterus.
abstract: The value of abdominal computed tomography (CT) in patients with malignant tumours of the body of the uterus and of the cervix is discussed and its efficacy compared with lymphography combined with intravenous urography. There was good correlation between CT and lymphography in the diagnosis of the para-aortic lymphadenopathy and hydronephrosis. Hydronephrosis was the commonest abnormality and tended to be over-diagnosed on CT. Computed tomography conferred no advantage over lymphography in the diagnosis of paraaortic lymphadenopathy or hydronephrosis. Since there were more positive findings in patients undergoing CT at the time of relapse than at the time of initial diagnosis, if indicated at all, abdominal CT should be restricted to patients who have relapsed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Constant
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008220:Lymphography; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014567:Urography; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*