MR Imaging of Epithelial Ovarian Neoplasms Part II: Malignant

Limin Xu; Susanna I Lee; Aoife Kilcoyne

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2022.07.002

MR Imaging of Epithelial Ovarian Neoplasms Part II: Malignant

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2023 Feb;31(1):53-64. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2022.07.002.

Authors

Limin Xu¹, Susanna I Lee², Aoife Kilcoyne²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: liminMxu@gmail.com.
² Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

PMID: 36368862
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2022.07.002

Abstract

MR imaging shows high sensitivity and specificity for discriminating benign from malignant lesions, thereby aiding in cancer management from assessing the initial extent of disease to subsequent treatment response. Understanding the utility and application of advanced imaging techniques allows better lesion characterization. Subtypes of epithelial ovarian tumors are presented, along with characteristic imaging findings, and illustrated with examples. Select mimics of malignancy are also presented.

Keywords: Clear cell; Endometrioid; Epithelial ovarian neoplasm; MR imaging; Mucinous; Serous.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Ovarian Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Ovarian Neoplasms* / pathology