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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
* CT has a role in assessing for distant metastases. | |||
* Although not generally used for initial diagnosis or local staging, endometrial carcinoma may be encountered on CT: | |||
* noncontrast CT: difficult to differentiate from normal uterus (especially in local disease) | |||
* postcontrast CT: may show diffuse thickening or mass within endometrial cavity | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Endometrial cancer CT |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
CT
- CT has a role in assessing for distant metastases.
- Although not generally used for initial diagnosis or local staging, endometrial carcinoma may be encountered on CT:
- noncontrast CT: difficult to differentiate from normal uterus (especially in local disease)
- postcontrast CT: may show diffuse thickening or mass within endometrial cavity