Magnetic resonance imaging of ovarian cancer arising in endometriomas.
The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in 2 cases of ovarian cancer arising in an endometrioma are presented. In both cases, the cancer was evident as an enhancing mass within a blood-filled adnexal cyst. The MRI findings of an enhancing mass within a blood-filled adnexal cyst should prompt consideration of ovarian cancer arising in an endometrioma, facilitating recognition of a superimposed malignancy and potentially allowing for earlier and more efficacious treatment.
Wu
Troy T
TT
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 94143-0628, USA.
Coakley
Fergus V
FV
Qayyum
Aliya
A
Yeh
Benjamin M
BM
Joe
Bonnie N
BN
Chen
Lee-May
LM
D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D003287:Contrast Media