학술논문

Differentiating uterine sarcoma from leiomyoma: BET1T2ER Check!
Document Type
Article
Source
British Journal of Radiology. Sep2021, Vol. 94 Issue 1125, p1-13. 13p.
Subject
*UTERINE cancer
*UTERINE fibroids
*CANCER diagnosis
*SMOOTH muscle tumors
*SARCOMA
*MIFEPRISTONE
Language
ISSN
0007-1285
Abstract
Although rare, uterine sarcoma is a diagnosis that no one wants to miss. Often benign leiomyomas (fibroids) and uterine sarcomas can be differentiated due to the typical low T2 signal intensity contents and well-defined appearances of benign leiomyomas compared to the suspicious appearances of sarcomas presenting as large uterine masses with irregular outlines and intermediate T2 signal intensity together with possible features of secondary spread. The problem is when these benign lesions are atypical causing suspicious imaging features. This article provides a review of the current literature on imaging features of atypical fibroids and uterine sarcomas with an aide-memoire BET1T2ER Check! to help identify key features more suggestive of a uterine sarcoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]