Intrapelvic Chronic Expanding Hematoma: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings with Pathological Correlation

Chronic expanding hematoma is rare and occasionally misdiagnosed as malignant neoplasm. We describe a case in the female pelvis and correlate findings from pathology and magnetic resonance imaging. On diffusion-weighted images (DWI), our patient's hematoma showed 2 different signal intensities,...

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Published in:	Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences 2010, Vol.9(2), pp.81-84
Main Authors:	SAKURAI, Jun, AKAKI, Shiro, YONEZAWA, Masaru, HORIGUCHI, Ikuyo, NAKAMURA, Satoko, KANAZAWA, Susumu
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Aged Cesarean Section Chronic Disease chronic expanding hematoma Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging diffusion-weighted image Female Hematoma - pathology Humans magnetic resonance image Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pelvis - pathology Postoperative Complications - pathology
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Summary:	Chronic expanding hematoma is rare and occasionally misdiagnosed as malignant neoplasm. We describe a case in the female pelvis and correlate findings from pathology and magnetic resonance imaging. On diffusion-weighted images (DWI), our patient's hematoma showed 2 different signal intensities, which corresponded to pathological features of fresh and altered blood components. DWI can distinguish between such pathological features of a chronic expanding hematoma.
ISSN:	1347-3182 1880-2206 1880-2206