Borderline tumors of the ovary: CT and MRI features and tumor markers in differentiation from stage I disease.
OBJECTIVE
We sought to describe MDCT and MRI features and tumor marker levels that differentiate borderline ovarian tumors from stage I ovarian tumors.


CONCLUSIONS
Borderline ovarian tumors are complex masses with imaging features similar to stage I tumors. The thickness of septations and the size of solid components are significantly larger in stage I tumors, and these features may be helpful for predicting likelihood of invasive tumors. However, neither feature allows confident differentiation of borderline tumors from stage I disease.
deSouza
Nandita M
NM
Department of Imaging, Hammersmith Hospital, DuCane Rd., London W12 0HS, England.
O'Neill
Richard
R
McIndoe
G Angus
GA
Dina
Roberto
R
Soutter
W Patrick
WP
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed