title: Role of imaging in the pretreatment evaluation of common gynecological cancers.
abstract: Different treatment options are available for patients with gynecological cancers. Imaging plays an important role in assessment of patients with common cancers involving uterine body, cervix and ovaries, from detection to evaluation of the extent of disease. The purpose of this review is to highlight the role of cross-sectional imaging techniques in treatment stratification and overall management of patients with endometrial, cervical and ovarian cancers. Several imaging techniques used are described, including ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), MRI and PET/CT. Specific imaging appearances of the most common uterine, cervical and ovarian cancers are discussed. Imaging findings corresponding to the 2009 revised International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging of gynecologic malignancies are also described. In the multidisciplinary evaluation of patients with gynecologic malignancies, the role of the radiologist has become central for accurate diagnosis and evaluation of extent of disease to achieve better treatment selection and planning.
authors: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Maura
authors: M
authors: Miccò
authors: Evis
authors: E
authors: Sala
authors: Yulia
authors: Y
authors: Lakhman
authors: Hedvig
authors: H
authors: Hricak
authors: Hebert Alberto
authors: HA
authors: Vargas
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: CT; FIGO staging; MRI; PET/CT; US; cervical cancer; endometrial cancer; lymph nodes; ovarian cancer