INTRAUTERINE LOW-DENSITY IN WOMEN OVER 50 - ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP

Citation
Cj. Kasales et al., INTRAUTERINE LOW-DENSITY IN WOMEN OVER 50 - ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP, Clinical imaging, 20(3), 1996, pp. 194-198
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
ISSN journal
08997071
Volume
20
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
194 - 198
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-7071(1996)20:3<194:ILIWO5>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Patients over 50 years old with intrauterine low density on enhanced c omputed tomography were analyzed. Uterine volume and volume of intraut erine low density were calculated. Intrauterine low density was expres sed as a percent of uterine volume. At 1-year follow-up, 23 (63.9%) ha d uterine malignancy and 13 (36.2%) had benign findings. All patients whose intrauterine low density exceeded 35% of the total uterine volum e had a malignancy (p < 0.001). if intrauterine low density exceeds 35 % of uterine volume, evaluation of uterine malignancy should be perfor med regardless of symptoms.