Spontaneously ruptured endometrioma associated with endometrioid adenocarcinoma: MR findings

Magn Reson Med Sci. 2010;9(4):233-6. doi: 10.2463/mrms.9.233.

Abstract

A 38-year-old woman was transferred to the hospital with lower abdominal pain. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed an irregular ovarian wall with a solid component and a fluid-fluid level in the cystic mass and the pelvic space, which was thought to be pathognomonic for the rupture of an endometrioma with a malignant ovarian tumor. Histologic examination following adnexectomy revealed a ruptured endometrioma associated with endometrioid adenocarcinoma. A fluid-fluid level in the cystic mass and pelvic space may be pathognomonic MRI feature for a rupture of either an endometrioma or an endometrioma with a malignant tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid / complications
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / complications
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Endometriosis / complications
  • Endometriosis / pathology*
  • Endometriosis / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Rupture, Spontaneous