MRI differentiation of usual type endocervical adenocarcinoma and cervical squamous cell carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features that may help differentiate usual-type endocervical adenocarcinoma (UEA) from cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), with particular emphasis on diffusion-weighted imaging-derived apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and tumor growth patterns.

Methods

This retrospective study included 26 patients with histopathologically confirmed UEA and 50 patients with SCC who underwent preoperative pelvic MRI. Quantitative MRI parameters-including tumor size, tumor-to-muscle signal intensity ratios (SIRs) on T1-weighted imaging (T1WI), T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging (CE-T1WI), and mean ADC values-were analyzed. Qualitative imaging features such as tumor growth pattern, location

SUBMITTER: Hasbay E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12948134 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature