Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica

We report a case of adenomatoid tumor of the uterus. MR images demonstrated a cystic mass with septae attached to the posterior wall of the uterus, making it difficult to distinguish from a malignant ovarian tumor. However, normal bilateral…

Cystadenofibromas are rare benign or borderline malignant neoplasms containing both epithelial and stromal components. We report a case of endometrioid cystadenofibroma in a patient with endometriosis. In this case, the solid component show…

Adenomyosis is a condition characterized by benign invasion of the endometrium into the myometrium associated with reactive hypertrophy of the surrounding musculature. The ectopic endometrium in adenomyosis is of the basalis type, and menst…

Excellent tissue contrast in MRI permits noninvasive visualization of the normal anatomy, physiology, and disease processes of the female pelvis. Although MRI has various disadvantages, including its higher cost compared with sonography and…

Because the ovaries are composed of surface epithelial cells, germ cells, sex-cord stromal cells and stroma, tumors of various histopathologies arise from this organ. In addition, a number of non-tumorous diseases form adnexal masses such a…

Twenty-nine patients with ovarian malignant tumor were studied by means of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The findings were compared with surgical findings concerning tumor invasion to the bladder and to the uterus. The bladder invasion w…