British Journal of Radiology (2004) 77, 701-703
© 2004 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/31755088
Pre-operative arterial embolisation of a uterine rhabdomyosarcoma in a 14-year-old girl
P L Giacalone, MD1,
P H Deisseignet, MD1,
P Roger, MD2,
P Taourel, MD3,
H Vernet, MD4 and
F Laffargue, MD1
1 Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 rue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier, 2 Department of Pathology, Hôpital Lapeyronie, 371 rue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier, 3 Department of Radiology, Hôpital Lapeyronie, 371 rue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier and 4 Department of Vascular Radiology, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 rue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier, France
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Figure 1. Sagittal T1 weighted spin echo image of the pelvis demonstrating the mass arising from the uterine fundus and projecting through the uterine cervix. There were no signs of bladder, vaginal or rectal involvement by the mass.
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Figure 2. Sagittal T2 weighted spin echo image of the pelvis demonstrating the mass. Total uterine and mass length was 10.4 cm.
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Figure 3. Pre-embolisation angiogram showing the right and left uterine arteries and the tumour intrinsic vascularity mainly arising from the left vascular pelvic system.
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Figure 4. Pre-embolisation selective angiogram of the tumour vessels.
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Figure 5. The post-embolisation angiogram shows occlusion of the arterial tumour vessels.
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Figure 6. Post-operative sagittal spin echo image of the pelvis showing total recovery of the uterine cervix aspect. No sign of early recurrence were observed.
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