Typical and atypical metastatic sites of recurrent endometrial carcinoma

Cancer Imaging. 2013 Mar 26;13(1):113-22. doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0011.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to illustrate the imaging findings of typical and atypical metastatic sites of recurrent endometrial carcinoma. Typical sites include local pelvic recurrence, pelvic and para-aortic nodes, peritoneum, and lungs. Atypical sites include extra-abdominal lymph nodes, liver, adrenals, brain, bones and soft tissue. It is important for radiologists to recognize the typical and atypical sites of metastases in patients with recurrent endometrial carcinoma to facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed