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World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2013; 5(8): 321-324
Published online Aug 28, 2013. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v5.i8.321
Published online Aug 28, 2013. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v5.i8.321
Role of ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in a case of Krukenberg tumor
Paola Tombesi, Francesca Di Vece, Francesca Ermili, Sergio Sartori, Section of Interventional Ultrasound, St. Anna Hospital, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
Fabio Fabbian, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Anna Hospital, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
Author contributions: Tombesi P and Sartori S designed the report; Di Vece F, Ermili F, Fabbian F were attending doctors for the patients and performed pathological examinations; Tombesi P, Sartori S performed image diagnosis; Sartori S organized the report; Di Vece F, Ermili F and Fabbian F wrote paper; all authors approved the final version.
Correspondence to: Sergio Sartori, MD, Section of Interventional Ultrasound, St. Anna Hospital, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy. srs@unife.it
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Received: May 23, 2013
Revised: July 7, 2013
Accepted: August 4, 2013
Published online: August 28, 2013
Revised: July 7, 2013
Accepted: August 4, 2013
Published online: August 28, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Transvaginal ultrasonography (TV-US) is the method of choice to evaluate ovarian tumors, but abdominal US enables to detect masses in both upper and lower abdomen, providing useful information when Krukenberg tumor is suspected. Moreover, contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) can be immediately performed to define the microvascularisation of the lesions, and the presence of arterial enhancement followed by wash-out in the venous phase is strongly suspicious of malignancy. US and CEUS can provide key diagnostic elements, supporting clinicians in the first steps of the diagnostic work-up of abdominal and pelvic masses.