TY - JOUR
T1 - MR appearance of placental site trophoblastic tumor
T2 - A report of three cases
AU - Brandt, K. R.
AU - Coakley, K. J.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - OBJECTIVE. We present the MR imaging appearance of three cases of pathologically proven placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT), a potentially malignant but rare form of gestational trophoblastic disease. CONCLUSION. In our series, PSTT presented as myometrial masses that were isointense to healthy myometrium on T1-weighted images and isointense to slightly hyperintense on T2-weighted images. No associated cystic spaces or prominent blood vessels were identified. These MR findings are not specific, and the diagnosis of PSTT is made from biopsy specimen. In two cases, PSTT was invisible sonographically, and accurate localization with MR imaging allowed the patients to be treated with hysterotomy rather than with hysterectomy.
AB - OBJECTIVE. We present the MR imaging appearance of three cases of pathologically proven placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT), a potentially malignant but rare form of gestational trophoblastic disease. CONCLUSION. In our series, PSTT presented as myometrial masses that were isointense to healthy myometrium on T1-weighted images and isointense to slightly hyperintense on T2-weighted images. No associated cystic spaces or prominent blood vessels were identified. These MR findings are not specific, and the diagnosis of PSTT is made from biopsy specimen. In two cases, PSTT was invisible sonographically, and accurate localization with MR imaging allowed the patients to be treated with hysterotomy rather than with hysterectomy.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.170.2.9456970
DO - 10.2214/ajr.170.2.9456970
M3 - Article
C2 - 9456970
AN - SCOPUS:0031929245
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 170
SP - 485
EP - 487
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
IS - 2
ER -