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Table 2 MRI appearance of SBT-MP and typical SBT

From: MRI appearance of ovarian serous borderline tumors of the micropapillary type compared to that of typical ovarian serous borderline tumors: radiologic-pathologic correlation

Case

Age

Affected side

Shape of the mass

The SI of CC (T1WI/T2WI)

The SI of MNs or SCs on T2WI

Homogeneity in SI of MNs or SCs on T2WI

The SI of the largest MN or SC on DWI

Contrast enhancement of MNs or SCs

Peritoneal implant

Ascites

Stage

SBT-MP

 1

27

right

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

enhanced

small

IIa

 2

26

left

CwMN

hypo/hyper

hypo-slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

NA

small

IIa

 3

25

right

Solid

NA

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

NA

small

IIIa

  

left

Solid

NA

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

NA

   

 4

27

right

Mixed CwMN-solid

slightly hyper/hyper

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

intensely enhanced

+

large

IIIc

  

left

Mixed CwMN-solid

slightly hyper/hyper

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

intensely enhanced

   

Typical SBT

 1

54

right

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper

homogeneous

hyper

enhanced

small

Ia

 2

32

right

Mixed CwMN-solid

slightly hyper/hyper

slightly hyper-hyper

inhomogeneous

NA

enhanced

+

moderate

IIc

  

left

CwMN

slightly hyper/hyper

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

NA

enhanced

   

 3

25

left

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper-hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

enhanced

small

Ia

 4

43

right

CwMN

slightly hyper/hyper

slightly hyper-hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

enhanced

+

small

IIIa

  

left

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper-hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

enhanced

   

 5

33

right

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper

homogeneous

hyper

enhanced

small

Ic

 6

53

right

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper

homogeneous

hyper

NA

none

Ia

 7

65

left

CwMN

slightly hyper/hyper

hypo- slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hypo

weakly enhanced

none

Ia

 8

34

right

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

intensely enhanced

small

Ia

 9

25

right

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

NA

small

Ib

  

left

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

slightly hyper-hyper

NA

   

 10

71

right

CwMN

hyper/hyper

slightly hyper-hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

enhanced

small

IIIa

  

left

CwMN

hypo/hyper

slightly hyper

inhomogeneous

hyper

enhanced

   
  1. CC cystic component, NA not assessed, CwMN cystic mass with intracystic mural nodules, MD maximum diameter, SI signal intensity, MN mural nodule, SC solid component, hyper hyperintensity, hypo hypointensity