Unusual presentation of ovarian pathology on CT.
A prospective study including seventy-seven consecutive patients suspected of having ovarian tumoral or pseudotumoral pathology on CT was carried out. Fifty-nine patients had surgery with histological diagnosis. When comparing the CT and histological findings in benign and malignant lesions we obtained an overall accuracy of 95% with only three misdiagnosed cases on CT. False positive diagnosis of malignancy was established in a case of abdominal actinomycotic infection, a case of chronic appendicitis, and in a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. These three cases are discussed in detail.
Biltjes
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Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Belgium.
D'Archambeau
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De Schepper
A M
AM
Degryse
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed