Placenta increta after first-trimester dilatation and curettage manifesting as an unusual uterine mass: magnetic resonance findings

Acta Radiol. 2007 Oct;48(8):938-40. doi: 10.1080/02841850701459775.

Abstract

Placenta increta during the first trimester of pregnancy is extremely rare. Only a few cases of placenta accreta during the latter half of pregnancy manifesting as a uterine mass have been published. This report describes a case of placenta increta that caused prolonged bleeding after a first-trimester abortion, and was identified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a heterogeneous mass in the myometrium. This is the first report of a placenta increta detected as a uterine mass after first-trimester dilatation and curettage, and its MRI findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Induced / adverse effects*
  • Adult
  • Dilatation and Curettage / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Placenta Accreta / diagnosis*
  • Placenta Accreta / etiology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First