Among patients with cancer of the uterine adnexa in the 3 Danish Radium Centres, 38 were found to have tubal cancer. The diagnosis is di5cult; the most important factor in early recognition is to bear in mind the possibility of tubal cancer when dealing with patients in the high-incidence age group.
Torsion of the fallopian tube: Progression of sonographic features
β Scribed by Richard, Howard M.; Parsons, Rosaleen B.; Broadman, Karen F.; Shapiro, Robert S.; Yeh, Hsu Chong
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube is a rare gynecologic condition that is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We present the sonographic and CT findings over a 48-hour period in a case of isolated torsion of the fallopian tube. The radiologic features of isolated torsion have been described previously; however, to our knowledge, the progressive findings have not been previously reported.
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