J Korean Radiol Soc.  1995 Dec;33(6):865-868.

Pelvic Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report

• Joh YD
• Kim JM
• Huh JD

Abstract

Arteriovenous mafformation(AVM) of female pelvic organ is a rare disease of unknown cause. The authors' report a case of pelvic AVM which was incidentally found during US examination of the patient with choriocarcinoma after chemotherapy. The real-time sonography revealed several cystic lesions around the uterus with adjacent dilated tortuous vessels. The color Doppler sonography depicted abundant blood flow mixed with red and blue colors within the cystic lesions and rapid turbulent systolic and diastolic flows. CT showed well-enhancing round vascular lesions with elongated vessels in the pelvis, and MRI depicted signal-void cystic lesions on both T1 and T2 weighted images with small portions of high intensity within the lesions on T2 weighted image. The angiography revealed pelvic AVM fed by tortuous uterine and vaginal arteries with a dilated draining vein

MeSH Terms

Angiography
Arteries
Arteriovenous Malformations*
Choriocarcinoma
Drug Therapy
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pelvis
Pregnancy
Rare Diseases
Uterus
Veins