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ArticleRadiology case reports2020

Sigmoid cancer mimicking ovarian echotexture on transvaginal ultrasound: Case report with literature review.

Dawood Tafti, Katherine Krause, Rebecca Dillon, Rebecca Flores, Nathan D Cecava

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Dawood TaftiDepartment of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA.
Katherine KrauseDepartment of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA.
Rebecca DillonDepartment of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA.
Rebecca FloresDepartment of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA.
Nathan D CecavaDepartment of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA.
Joint Base San Antonio · USSan Antonio Military Medical Center · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasound is a first line imaging modality for the evaluation of female pelvic pain. Pelvic pain constitutes one of the most common reasons for presentation to the emergency department with increasing use of point of care ultrasound. Infrequently, point of care or formal ultrasound evaluation may lead to misdiagnosis of extraovarian disease. This can have serious consequences, especially if an extraovarian malignancy is mistaken for a normal ovary or an ovary with a benign process. We present a case of a 41-year-old female who presented to the emergency department for a chief complaint of pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. Transvaginal ultrasound demonstrated a left adnexal mass, later characterized as a sigmoid colon cancer on MRI and pathology, simulating ovarian echotexture with peripheral hypoechoic components resembling follicles. This article will review the literature of various cases of extraovarian pathology misidentified as ovarian processes and highlight the importance of considering these extraovarian mimickers to prevent potential morbidity and mortality of a missed diagnosis.

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Ovarian malignancyOvarian mimicsTransvaginal ultrasound

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PMID33014234
PMCPMC7522440
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