Malignant vaginal melanoma. Usefulness of fat-saturation MRI.
We present a case of malignant vaginal melanoma studied by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A dark irregular mass was noted in the anterior wall of the vaginal cavity on physical examination. On fat-saturated T1-weighted MRI, the vaginal lesion was demonstrated more clearly than by conventional T1- and T2-weighted images. Furthermore, the fat-saturated image detected the bladder metastasis from the vaginal lesion.
Yoshizako
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Department of Radiology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
Sugimura
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Kaji
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Isohara
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Kitao
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology