MR imaging of uterine adenosarcoma: case report and literature review

Magn Reson Med Sci. 2011;10(4):251-4. doi: 10.2463/mrms.10.251.

Abstract

We report a case of uterine adenosarcoma demonstrated on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. A 74-year-old woman with a large uterine mass underwent MR examination before total abdominal hysterectomy. Imaging revealed a markedly enlarged uterus with thin myometrium occupied by a large polypoid mass. The mass contained solid components with low intensity on T(1)-weighted images and high intensity on T(2)-weighted images compared to the myometrium and areas of small cysts.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenosarcoma / pathology
  • Adenosarcoma / surgery
  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery

Supplementary concepts

  • Adenosarcoma of the uterus