title: Variable echogenicity as a sonographic sign in the preoperative diagnosis of ovarian mucinous tumors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the "variable echogenicity" sign in the preoperative sonographic diagnosis of ovarian mucinous tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Variable echogenicity was detected sonographically in different compartments of 8 adnexal multilocular masses. This finding was correlated with the final histologic results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 8 tumors were mucinous cyst adenomas. In 3 of them, borderline malignancy was present.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The sonographic detection of variable echogenicity in the contents of an adnexal multilocular cyst strongly suggests a mucinous tumor.
authors.affiliation: Ultrasound Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, 76100 Rehovot, Israel. bcaspi@clalit.org.il
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caspi
authors.forename: Zion
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hagay
authors.forename: Zvi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Appelman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography