Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) encompass a diverse, heterogeneous group of neoplasms that originate from the secretory cells of the neuroendocrine system. These neoplasms typically express the somatostatin receptor (SSTR), which can be targeted by molecular agents for imaging and therapy. This is particularly advantageous for imaging NETs that are indolent, slow-growing, and less well detected by [F]FDG and for the detection of occult disease not easily identified by anatomic imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Uterine artery embolization in the treatment of uterine leiomyoma has been rarely associated with dislodgement and expulsion of infarcted uterine fibroids through the vagina, peritoneum, or bowel wall, predominantly occurring within 6 months of uterine artery embolization.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 54-year-old African American woman who underwent uterine artery embolization 11 years prior and developed mechanical small bowel obstruction from the migration of fibroid through a uteroenteric fistula with ultimate impaction within the distal small bowel lumen. Small bowel resection and hysterectomy were curative.
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of a longitudinal "pseudoseptum" on T2-weighted MR images within the cervices of women who do not have a uterine anomaly.
Materials And Methods: We reviewed 317 consecutive female pelvic MR examinations performed at a single institution over a four-month period. All examinations included T2-weighted sequences in at least two orthogonal planes.
The perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) is a neoplasm composed primarily of HMB-45-positive epithelioid cells with a perivascular distribution. Both benign and malignant PEComas have been reported in diverse anatomic locations. We report the MRI features of a metastatic PEComa to the liver that originated within a renal angiomyolipoma (AML).
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