Pelvic Actinomycosis
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
; : 533-538, 1996.
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em Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To demonstrate the radiologic characteristics of the pelvic actinomycosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the radiologic findings of seven patients with pathologically proven pelvic actinomycosis and analyzed the anatomical location, characteristics of the lesion and alteration of surrounding structures. RESULTS: The location of the lesions were the ovary and adnexa(n=4), rectum(n=1), cecum and terminalileum(n=1), and bladder(n=1). Three of the seven patients had a past history of intrauterine devices.Post-contrast enhanced CT showed an ill-defined mass with inhomogeneous enhancement and a tendency to invade th esurrounding normal tissue plane. CONCLUSION: Pelvic actinomycosis should be included in differential diagnosis when an unusually aggressive infiltrative mass is located in the pelvic cavity, especially in a patient with long-term use of intrauterine contraceptive devices.
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Assunto principal:
Ovário
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Actinomicose
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Ceco
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Dispositivos Intrauterinos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Ano de publicação:
1996
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Article