To systematically analyze the clinical data of villoglandular adenocarcinoma (VGA) of the cervix and its imaging performance.
Methods:
A total of 34 cases of cervical VGA were chosen. There were 20
16
13 cases with ultrasound
CT and MRI data
respectively.
Results:
The patients of cervical VGA was younger and the main clinical symptom was irregular vaginal bleeding. Most cases were associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The performance of cervical VGA on ultrasound was characterized by hypoecho or mixed echo mass
regular morphology
clear boundary
and occasional blood flow signals. On CT
cervical VGA mainly shows the changes in cervical morphology. The average CT value of cervical VGA was lower than normal cervix and squamous cell carcinoma (
P
0.05)
but there was no statistically significant difference compared with common type of cervical adenocarcinoma (
P
0.05). On MRI
the average volume of cervical VGA masses was smaller than common adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (
P
0.05). The status of cervical interstitial and uterine infiltration in cervical VGA was better than common adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
Conclusion:
Cervical VGA is lack of special clinical manifestations. Ultrasound
CT and MRI can provide morphological
anatomical
and functional information. MRI can accurately determine cervical lesions and involvement to improve the accuracy of preoperative diagnosis and choose optimized treatment.