title: Magnetic resonance manifestations of villoglandular papillary adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix with a fern-leaf-like appearance.
abstract: Villoglandular papillary adenocarcinoma (VGPA) is a rare subtype of cervical adenocarcinoma that generally affects young women and has a favorable prognosis. Its preoperative diagnosis is important to avoid excessive surgery. We report the magnetic resonance (MR) findings of a case in which the cervical tumor showed a fern-leaf-like appearance on high resolution T2-weighted images obtained at 3 tesla. MR imaging clearly showed this pathological feature that may suggest this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tokushima.
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakaki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furumoto
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*