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Magnetic resonance imaging of an endometrial stromal nodule
Author(s) -
Ozaki Kumi,
Gabata Toshifumi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.12838
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , myometrium , stromal cell , nodule (geology) , homogeneous , hyperintensity , pathological , radiology , pathology , uterus , paleontology , physics , biology , thermodynamics
Endometrial stromal nodules are rare benign tumors that appear as well‐circumscribed globular masses in the myometrium. In this report, a myometrial mass exhibited heterogeneous hyperintensity without hypointense bands on T2‐weighted images and homogeneous isointensity on T1‐weighted images. A dynamic contrast study revealed the same degree of uterine myometrial enhancement only in the marginal area. The structures were pathologically confirmed to correspond with proliferating endometrial stromal cells. Herein, we report this rare tumor and the correlation between magnetic resonance imaging and pathological findings.