Chien J C W, Hsieh S C, Lee R C, Chen C Y, Cheng C J, Chan W P
Department of Radiology, Taipei Medical University-Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, Taiwan.
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2005;26(6):657-60.
A 46-year-old woman complained of persistent abnormal vaginal bleeding over ten days. Her intrauterine device had been removed two years before. Soon after, she suffered from menorrhagia and metrorrhagia. An incidental finding of severe anemia was also noted. In this admission, our initial T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a well-demarcated mass predominantly in the uterine cavity. The mass was depicted by an isointense signal relative to the myometrium on T1-weighted images, high signal intensity on T2-weighted images, and slightly heterogeneous enhancement on post-contrast images. The patient refused surgery. After two years, follow-up MRI showed a pedunculated mass protruding into the upper third of the vagina with a stalk connecting to the posterior wall of the uterine cavity, simulating submucosal myoma. Histological diagnosis was compatible with low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma.
一名46岁女性主诉持续异常阴道出血超过十天。她的宫内节育器已于两年前取出。此后不久,她出现月经过多和子宫出血。还偶然发现严重贫血。此次入院时,我们最初的T2加权磁共振成像(MRI)显示子宫腔内有一个边界清晰的肿块。该肿块在T1加权图像上相对于子宫肌层呈等信号,在T2加权图像上呈高信号强度,在增强后图像上呈轻度不均匀强化。患者拒绝手术。两年后,随访MRI显示一个带蒂肿块突入阴道上三分之一,有一个蒂连接到子宫腔后壁,类似黏膜下肌瘤。组织学诊断与低级别子宫内膜间质肉瘤相符。