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Vulvar cancer MRI
Introduction
Overveiw
Overveiw
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of vulvar cancer, which include staging of the tumor, assessing extent of disease and selecting operable versus inoperable candidates.
Pelvic MRI
Pelvic MRI
There are no MRI findings associated with vulvar cancer. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of vulvar cancer, which include:[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Alkatout I, Schubert M, Garbrecht N, Weigel MT, Jonat W, Mundhenke C, Günther V (2015). “Vulvar cancer: epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management options”. Int J Womens Health. 7: 305–13. doi:10.2147/IJWH.S68979. PMC 4374790. PMID 25848321.
- ↑ Kataoka MY, Sala E, Baldwin P, Reinhold C, Farhadi A, Hudolin T, Hricak H (April 2010). “The accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in staging of vulvar cancer: a retrospective multi-centre study”. Gynecol. Oncol. 117 (1): 82–7. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.12.017. PMID 20092880.
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