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Magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography of a giant multiseptated pyomyoma simulating an ovarian cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20381038     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A case of giant pyomyoma misdiagnosed as an ovarian cancer in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a positron emission tomography (PET) scan is presented. An unusual huge, multiseptated, and pedunculated character, as well as a normal-sized uterus on imaging studies, caused the misinterpretation of the MRI and PET scan images as an ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.
Authors:
Sa Ra Lee; Bom Sahn Kim; Hye-Sung Moon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2010-04-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Fertility and sterility     Volume:  94     ISSN:  1556-5653     ISO Abbreviation:  Fertil. Steril.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-27     Completed Date:  2010-11-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372772     Medline TA:  Fertil Steril     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1900-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans University, School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / pathology*,  radionuclide imaging*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Myoma / pathology*,  radionuclide imaging*
Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*,  radionuclide imaging*
Positron-Emission Tomography

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