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RADIOLOGY
Volume 287, Issue 3, Pages 1041-1049Publisher
RADIOLOGICAL SOC NORTH AMERICA
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2018172271
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Purpose: To assess the prevalence of indeterminate adnexal cysts in women presenting to academic medical centers for pelvic ultrasonography (US), determine the incidence of malignancy, and identify cyst and patient characteristics that are predictive of malignancy. Materials and Methods: A multicenter study of US-detected adnexal cysts with appropriate follow-up (surgical pathologic examination, imaging and/or clinical examination) was conducted from January 2008 to June 2012. Indeterminate cysts were classified as category 1 (typical benign appearing cysts.5 cm) or category 2 (cysts with avascular solid components) on the basis of a combination of definitions in the existing literature. The incidence of neoplasms and malignant tumors was calculated. Patient and cyst characteristics associated with neoplasm and malignant tumors were evaluated with the x(2) test or Fisher exact test for categorical variables and the t test for continuous variables. A backward stepwise logistic regression model was performed for two outcomes: (a) the presence of any neoplasm (benign or malignant) and (b) the presence of a malignant tumor. Results: There were 1637 women with an adnexal cyst at US; 391 (mean age = 41.8 years +/- 13.5.1; range = 17-91 years) had an indeterminate adnexal cyst at US. The prevalence of indeterminate adnexal cysts was 23.9% (391 of 1637; 95% confidence interval [ CI]: 0.22, 0.26). Three hundred three indeterminate cysts in 280 women (mean age = 42.9 years +/- 14.1; range = 17-88 years) had adequate follow-up. The incidence of ovarian neoplasms (benign and malignant) was 24.8% (75 of 303 cysts; 95% CI: 0.20, 0.30), and the incidence of malignant tumors was 3.6% (11 of 303 cysts; 95% CI: 0.02, 0.06). The proportion of ovarian neoplasms differed between category 1 and category 2 cysts (17.5% [ 25 of 143 cysts; 95% CI: 0.12, 0.25] vs 31.3% [ 50 of 160 cysts; 95% CI: 0.24, 0.39], respectively; P =.001). The proportion of malignant tumors differed between categories 1 and 2 cysts (0% [ 0 of 143 cysts] vs 6.9% [ 11 of 160 cysts; 95% CI: 0.03, 0.12]; P <.001). The presence of an avascular nodular component was a significant predictor of malignancy at stepwise logistic regression analysis (odds ratio = 2.83; P <=.0001; 95% CI: 1.69, 4.70). Conclusion: The presence of an avascular nodular component was the most significant predictor of the presence of malignancy in indeterminate adnexal cysts. The risk of malignancy is higher with category 2 cysts than with category 1 cysts. (C)RSNA, 2018
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