Ultrasound findings of incidental adnexal and ovarian lesions on emergency CT scans.
A search through 6076 nontraumatic emergency computed tomography (CT) scans of female patients yielded 266 (4.4%) CT scans with an incidentally detected adnexal lesion and ultrasound follow-up within 7days. The population was 87% premenopausal and 13% postmenopausal. Follow-up ultrasound yielded an ultrasound diagnosis 32% of the time. Potentially serious diagnoses included pelvic infection (3%) and suspected malignancy (2%). Benign diagnoses included normal ovaries (16%), hemorrhagic cyst (6%), and benign cyst (5%). The remaining 68% of cases were equivocal, requiring further evaluation.
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-5056. Electronic address: rogerlin@rogerlin.com.
Roger Chin
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Lin
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-5056. Electronic address: maliyekk@gmail.com.
Anil Thomas
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Maliyekkel
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-5056. Electronic address: raj.paspulati@uhhospitals.org.
Raj Mohan
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Paspulati
D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult
Cyst; Emergency; Incidental; Ovarian; Ultrasound