Identifying the deceiver: the non-neoplastic mimickers of genital system neoplasms

Insights Imaging. 2021 Jul 7;12(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s13244-021-01046-x.

Abstract

Tumors of the genital system are common and imaging is of crucial importance for their detection and diagnosis. Several non-neoplastic diseases may mimic these tumors and differential diagnosis may be difficult in certain cases. Misdiagnosing non-neoplastic diseases as tumor may prompt unnecessary medical treatment or surgical interventions. In this article, we aimed to present the imaging characteristics of non-neoplastic diseases of the male and female genital systems that may mimic neoplastic processes. Increasing awareness of the imaging specialists to these entities may have a severe positive impact on the management of these patients.

Keywords: Genital system; Infection; Inflammation; Mimicker; Neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Review