Ovarian cavernous haemangioma presenting as a heavily calcified adnexal mass
- 1 November 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 81 (971), e269-e271
- https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/21920101
Abstract
Haemangioma is an extremely rare tumour of the ovary. We describe the CT and MRI findings of a heavily calcified ovarian haemangioma in a 69-year-old woman presenting with adnexal torsion. CT showed a well-circumscribed mass with extensive punctate calcifications, located posterior to the uterus. MR images showed dark signal intensities of the mass on both T(1) and T(2) weighted images, with poor enhancement of the mass on contrast-enhanced T(1) weighted images. MR images also demonstrated a beak-like protrusion from the adnexal mass, representing the adnexal torsion. This is the first case report of a heavily calcified ovarian haemangioma in the English literature. Although rare, ovarian haemangioma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a heavily calcified adnexal mass.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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