Diagnostic Value of Angiography in Female Common Pelvic Tumors

Author:XIAO Ge-lin, ZHANG Hai-tao, YU Shui-quan

affiliation:Department of Room, Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangzhou, Zhongshan 528400, Guangdong Province, China

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Abstract

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of angiography in female common pelvic tumors. Methods From January 2013 to July 2015, 60 female patients (26-75 years, mean 60.5 years) with pelvic tumor were included. The feeding artery of those tumors were displayed by reconstruction techniques which include CTA, DSA and MRA. Results The feeding arteries included the uterine branch of uterine artery and ovarian artery was seen in 16 patients with leiomyoma. While in 15 patients with ovarian tumor (14 cases were primary tumor and 1 case was metastatic tumor), the source of the blood supply was ovarian branch of uterine artery or ovarian artery. For 19 patients with colorectal carcinoma, the feeding arteries included ileocolic artery, sigmoid arteries, superior rectal artery, inferior rectal artery and median sacral artery. Conclusion Angiography is helpful in depicting the feeding arteries of female common pelvic tumor, and guide to preoperative diagnosis and assessment, so that to avoid damage or missing important arteries.

【Keyword】Angiography; CTA; DSA; MRA; Tumor

【Chart number】R445.3; R737.3

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1009-3257.2016.04.013