Choudhary Shaile, Fasih Najla, Papadatos Demetri, Surabhi Venkateswar R
Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital, ON, Canada.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jun;192(6):1632-44. doi: 10.2214/AJR.08.1560.
Endometriosis is defined as tissue resembling the endometrium occurring outside the uterus. The purpose of this article is to familiarize the radiologist with the wide spectrum of pelvic endometriosis and to review the distinctive imaging findings. Infrequent manifestations of endometriosis, including malignant degeneration, scar endometriosis, association with ascites, and invasive endometriosis, are described.
The manifestations of endometriosis commonly present a challenge to the gynecologist and radiologist. Familiarity with its varied presentations may allow accurate diagnosis.
子宫内膜异位症的定义为子宫外出现类似子宫内膜的组织。本文旨在使放射科医生熟悉盆腔子宫内膜异位症的广泛表现，并回顾其独特的影像学表现。文中描述了子宫内膜异位症的罕见表现，包括恶性变、瘢痕子宫内膜异位症、与腹水相关以及侵袭性子宫内膜异位症。
子宫内膜异位症的表现通常给妇科医生和放射科医生带来挑战。熟悉其多样的表现形式可能有助于准确诊断。
