Borderline tumors of the ovary: CT and MRI features and tumor markers in differentiation from stage I disease.

deSouza, Nandita M; O'Neill, Richard; McIndoe, G Angus; Dina, Roberto; Soutter, W Patrick · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2005

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

We sought to describe MDCT and MRI features and tumor marker levels that differentiate borderline ovarian tumors from stage I ovarian tumors. Borderline ovarian tumors are complex masses with imaging features similar to stage I tumors. The thickness of septations and the size of solid components are significantly larger in stage I tumors, and these features may be helpful for predicting likelihood of invasive tumors. However, neither feature allows confident differentiation of borderline tumors from stage I disease.

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