Adnexal torsion of mature cystic teratoma with hemorrhagic infarction: helpful findings on successive plain abdominal radiographs.
Adnexal torsion is a relatively rare cause of lower abdominal pain in women, but in many cases it leads to a serious condition. We present a case of adnexal torsion of a mature cystic teratoma in which hemorrhagic infarction was reflected by progressive enlargement and wall thickening on successive plain abdominal radiographs. There has been no other report describing such changes of adnexal torsion on plain abdominal radiographs.
Morita
Satoru
S
Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, 2-9-3 Musashi dai, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8524, Japan. i@imodey.com
Takada
Yukari
Y
Katoh
Asako
A
Iwahara
Yuki
Y
Kohyama
Akira
A
Kuwae
Chizuko
C
Kita
Midori
M
D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery