A case of fallopian tube carcinoma: successful preoperative diagnosis with MR imaging.
We report a case of fallopian tube carcinoma, successfully diagnosed preoperatively. The patient was a 64-year-old woman. Transvaginal sonography and computed tomography showed a cystic and solid tumor on the left side of the uterus, suggesting ovarian cancer. The tumor was, however, suspected to be a fallopian tube carcinoma on MR imaging. MR images showed a solid mass surrounded by a tube-shaped cystic part. At surgery, a solid and cystic tumor was found in the left fallopian tube. MR imaging may be useful to assist in the diagnosis of fallopian tube carcinoma.
Kurachi
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
Maeda
T
T
Murakami
T
T
Tsuda
K
K
Narumi
Y
Y
Nakamura
H
H
Miyake
A
A
Murata
Y
Y
D018283:Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011300:Preoperative Care