title: Ovarian fibromatosis: magnetic resonance imaging findings with pathologic correlation.
abstract: Ovarian fibromatosis is a rare benign nonneoplastic condition with ovarian enlargement in young women and characterized by a proliferation of collagen-producing spindle cells surrounding normal ovarian structures. We reported magnetic resonance findings of a case that the affected ovarian parenchyma with follicles was surrounded by very low intense thick fibrous tissue on T2-weighted images such as "black garland" around the ovary. The magnetic resonance findings well reflected the pathological feature of the disease and may be diagnostic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tokushima, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, Japan. mayumi@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Nobuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furumoto
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishitani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*