To investigate the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of lymphoma of the female reproductive system for improving the diagnostic accuracy.
Methods:
The imaging data of thirteen lymphoma of the female reproductive system patients was retrospective study reviewed
in
cluding 7 cases underwent MRI plain scan and enhancement scan
6 cases underwent CT plain scan and enhancement scan.
Results:
Among the 13 patients
12 cases (92.3%) were diffuse large B cell lymphoma
and 1 case (7.7%) was follicular lymphoma
with a total of 14 lesions (7 lesions of MRI and 7 lesions of CT). Ovarian involvement was the most common (6/13
46.2%)
of which 1 case was bilaterally affected
followed by the cervix (5/13
38.5%) and the uterine body (2/13
15.4%). All the lesions were solid masses
and 64.3% (9/14) of the lesions had relatively homogeneous signal or density
another 35.7% (5/14) of the lesions had small cystic areas on the edges
all of which were ovarian lymphoma. The 7 lesions on the CT plain scan images all showed iso-density
and there was no bleeding or calcification inside. The 7 lesions showed iso- or hypo-intense signal on T1-weighted imaging (T1WI); T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) mainly showed iso-signal (6/7
85.7%); DWI showed significantly hyperintense signal. And average apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value was (0.5250.110)10
-3
mm
2
/s. Enhanced scanning showed that lesions were mild to moderate enhancement.
Conclusion:
The CT and MRI features of lymphoma of the female reproductive system have characteristics
which can improve the accuracy of preoperative diagnosis.