Detection of the gonadal veins in the diagnosis of transposed ovaries in patients with cervical carcinoma: a useful sign on MDCT.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of our study was to evaluate the detectability of the gonadal vein of transposed ovaries in patients with uterine cervical cancer on MDCT.


CONCLUSIONS
Gonadal veins and surgical clips of transposed ovaries can be shown with high consistency on MDCT. Tracking the gonadal veins and detecting the surgical clips may prevent the transposed ovaries from being misinterpreted as peritoneal implants.
Hirakawa
Masakazu
M
Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. mahira@radiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Yoshimitsu
Kengo
K
Kakihara
Daisuke
D
Irie
Hiroyuki
H
Asayayama
Yoshiki
Y
Ishigami
Kousei
K
Honda
Hiroshi
H
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010053:Ovary / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*