title: Pre-operative staging of endometrial carcinoma: magnetic resonance imaging versus ultrasounds and hysteroscopy.
abstract: Ultrasound, hysteroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging has been considerated to assess the loco-regional or extrapelvic extension of the endometrial carcinoma. Sonography has demonstrated a certain inaccuracy in predicting myometrial invasion or the involvement of the canal. Hysteroscopy allows us to characterize neoplasia and to assess its extension in the cervical canal. MR imaging is more helpful in the diagnosis of channel invasion. The assessment of ovarian metastasis requires ultrasonography or coronal planes RM imaging. As regards the involvement of the pelvic and extrapelvic lymph nodes MR is more accurate than ultrasound scan.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, University of Rome La Sapienza.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marzetti
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Framarino dei Malatesta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Felici
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Piccioni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rullo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paolucci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polettini
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gualdi
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography