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Identifying features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging
Definitively diagnosing primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) prior to surgery is difficult. In the first working diagnosis, PFTC is often misdiagnosed as ovarian cancer. Preoperative workups using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are capable of differentiating PFTC from epithelial ovarian carcino...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721103 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S135836 |
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author | Winarto, Hariyono Fernando, Darrell |
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description | Definitively diagnosing primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) prior to surgery is difficult. In the first working diagnosis, PFTC is often misdiagnosed as ovarian cancer. Preoperative workups using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are capable of differentiating PFTC from epithelial ovarian carcinomas (EOCs). Both the sensitivity and the specificity of MRI for identifying PFTC are high. The presence of a hydrosalpinx is a hallmark of PFTC. On MRI, hydrosalpinges have characteristic sausage-shaped appearances due to intrauterine fluid accumulation and fallopian tube distention. Additionally, MRI scans are superior to computed tomography (CT) scans or ultrasound images in detecting tumor infiltration into surrounding organs. Here, we report a case in which PFTC was pre-operatively misdiagnosed as EOC. |
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spelling | pubmed-54999522017-07-18 Identifying features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging Winarto, Hariyono Fernando, Darrell Int Med Case Rep J Case Report Definitively diagnosing primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC) prior to surgery is difficult. In the first working diagnosis, PFTC is often misdiagnosed as ovarian cancer. Preoperative workups using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are capable of differentiating PFTC from epithelial ovarian carcinomas (EOCs). Both the sensitivity and the specificity of MRI for identifying PFTC are high. The presence of a hydrosalpinx is a hallmark of PFTC. On MRI, hydrosalpinges have characteristic sausage-shaped appearances due to intrauterine fluid accumulation and fallopian tube distention. Additionally, MRI scans are superior to computed tomography (CT) scans or ultrasound images in detecting tumor infiltration into surrounding organs. Here, we report a case in which PFTC was pre-operatively misdiagnosed as EOC. Dove Medical Press 2017-06-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5499952/ /pubmed/28721103 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S135836 Text en © 2017 Winarto and Fernando. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Winarto, Hariyono Fernando, Darrell Identifying features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging |
title | Identifying features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging |
title_full | Identifying features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging |
title_fullStr | Identifying features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging |
title_full_unstemmed | Identifying features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging |
title_short | Identifying features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging |
title_sort | identifying features of primary fallopian tube carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721103 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S135836 |
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