Sonographic and Doppler flow characteristics of ovarian tumors of low-malignant potential.
OBJECTIVE
To outline the sonographic and color Doppler flow imaging characteristics of ovarian tumors of low-malignant potential (OCLMP).


METHODS
Fourteen women with ovarian tumors of low-malignant potential were compared with 26 women with ovarian cystadenomas and 23 with ovarian carcinomas.


RESULTS
Sonographically, more complex structures and echogenic lesions were found in the OCLMP and malignant tumors than in the cystadenomas, and the difference was statistically significant. Color blood flow imaging revealed a similar resistant index (RI) in the OCLMP (0.487 +/- 0.07) and cystadenomas (0.489 +/- 0.09) when compared with statistically significant lower RI in the ovarian carcinomas (0.391 +/- 0.05) (P < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
Among young women, the combination of a complex ovarian mass with turbid fluid and echogenic lesions whose color Doppler flow imaging registers in the low range (RI < 0.5) should raise the suspicion of an ovarian tumor of low-malignant potential.
Tepper
R
R
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel.
Altaras
M
M
Zalel
Y
Y
Goldberger
S
S
Cohen
I
I
Beyth
Y
Y
Ben-Baruch
G
G
D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color