Ovarian fibromatosis: magnetic resonance imaging findings with pathologic correlation

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2008 Sep-Oct;32(5):776-7. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318157689a.

Abstract

Ovarian fibromatosis is a rare benign nonneoplastic condition with ovarian enlargement in young women and characterized by a proliferation of collagen-producing spindle cells surrounding normal ovarian structures. We reported magnetic resonance findings of a case that the affected ovarian parenchyma with follicles was surrounded by very low intense thick fibrous tissue on T2-weighted images such as "black garland" around the ovary. The magnetic resonance findings well reflected the pathological feature of the disease and may be diagnostic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fibroma / diagnosis*
  • Fibroma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*