Stromal Tumor of the Sex Cord in a Woman with Testicular Feminization Syndrome: Imaging Features
Nevzat Karabulut1,
Aysun Karabulut2,
Emre Pakdemirli1,
Nuran Sabir1,
Seyide Kara Soysal3 and
M. Emin Soysal3
1 Department of Radiology, Pamukkale University Hospital, 20010 Denizli,
Turkey.
2 Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Denizli State Hospital, 20010 Denizli,
Turkey.
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pamukkale University Hospital, 20010
Denizli, Turkey.

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Fig. 1A. 54-year-old woman with testicular feminization syndrome and
abdominal mass. Transabdominal color Doppler sonogram reveals hypovascular,
mixed solid and cystic mass anterior to left iliac vein. Note low-impedance
blood flow on spectral analysis.
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Fig. 1B. 54-year-old woman with testicular feminization syndrome and
abdominal mass. Contrast-enhanced CT scan obtained through pelvis shows
well-delineated heterogeneous mass with lobulated borders conforming to
surrounding anatomy. Note cystic spaces centrally and contrast-enhanced solid
components left anterolerally. Also note contrast enhancement in capsule and
septa as well as absence of uterus.
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Fig. 1C. 54-year-old woman with testicular feminization syndrome and
abdominal mass. Sagittal T2-weighted MR image (TR/TE, 1800/100) obtained
through midline shows heterogeneous hyperintense mass with hypointense capsule
and septa. No uterus is visualized between rectum and bladder.
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Fig. 1D. 54-year-old woman with testicular feminization syndrome and
abdominal mass. Sagittal fat-suppressed T1-weighted MR image (525/14) obtained
through midline after IV administration of gadolinium shows contrast
enhancement to be most prominent at periphery of lesion. Enhancement is also
seen in septa and solid components.
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