Differential Diagnosis of Uterine Leiomyoma and Uterine Sarcoma Using Magnetic Resonance Images: A Literature Review

MRI plays an essential role in patients before treatment for uterine mesenchymal malignancies. Although MRI includes methods such as diffusion-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, the differentiation between uterine myoma and sarcoma always becomes problematic. The present paper discu...

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Autores principales: Suzuki, Ayako, Aoki, Masato, Miyagawa, Chiho, Murakami, Kosuke, Takaya, Hisamitsu, Kotani, Yasushi, Nakai, Hidekatsu, Matsumura, Noriomi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6955943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31817500
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7040158
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Sumario:MRI plays an essential role in patients before treatment for uterine mesenchymal malignancies. Although MRI includes methods such as diffusion-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, the differentiation between uterine myoma and sarcoma always becomes problematic. The present paper discusses important findings to ensure that sarcomas are not overlooked in magnetic resonance (MR) images, and we describe the update in the differentiation between uterine leiomyoma and sarcoma with recent reports.

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