Adnexal masses: characterization and imaging strategies.
The differential diagnosis for adnexal masses is wide, encompassing a range of benign, borderline, and malignant entities. Stratification of risk is made on age, menopausal status, imaging features, and tumor markers. This review outlines the different imaging modalities available to characterize adnexal masses, describes the typical ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging features of the most commonly encountered adnexal lesions, and provides a suggested imaging algorithm in the management of such patients.
Department of Radiology, Guys and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. nyree.griffin@gstt.nhs.uk
Nyree
N
Griffin
Lee Alexander
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Grant
Evis
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Sala
D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*