title: [Diagnosis of vulval and vaginal neoplasms with magnetic resonance imaging].
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely accepted as an established method in the diagnostic imaging of diseases of the female pelvis. This review article describes the role of MRI in the diagnosis of neoplasms of the vulva and the vagina. MRI is useful in the pretherapeutic staging of vulval and vaginal neoplasms in order to assess tumor size, local tumor extent and presence of lymph node metastases. Further indications for MRI are the diagnosis of posttherapeutic changes and tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Institut fur diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitatsklinikum Essen, Essen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hauth
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kimmig
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forsting
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014844:Vulva / Q000473:pathology*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*