Struma ovarii MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Reddy Kothagadi M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of struma ovarii. Findings on MRI suggestive of struma ovarii include solid and cystic lesions.

MRI

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of struma ovarii. Findings on MRI suggestive of struma ovarii include: ^[1]
- Solid and cystic lesions
Pre-operative radiological diagnosis is essential in order to avoid ovarian cancer type surgery (bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, hysterectomy, omentectomy and occasionally appendectomy).^[1] Advanced MRI may be helpful in identifying and to determine the unusual ovarian mass.^[1] Occasionally struma ovarii may present as a purely cystic lesion. ^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Dujardin MI, Sekhri P, Turnbull LW (2014). “Struma ovarii: role of imaging?”. Insights Imaging. 5 (1): 41–51. doi:10.1007/s13244-013-0303-3. PMC 3948908. PMID 24357453.

Overview