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Table 2 Metabolite levels in 11 benign cases

From: The role of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the differentiation of benign and malignant adnexal masses

Patient number

Histopathology

Metabolites detected

   

Cho/Cr ratio

Cho

NAA

Lactate

Lipid

 

1

Simple serous cyst

2

Fibrothecoma

+

+

+

10.3

3

Fibrothecoma with torsion

+

+

3

4

Mucinous cystadenoma

+

5

Mucinous cystadenoma

+

6

Mature cystic teratoma

+

+

7

Serous cystadenofibroma with torsion

+

+

8

Broad ligament leiomyoma

+

3.6

9

Broad ligament leiomyoma with cystic degeneration

+

2.1

10

Broad ligament leiomyoma with cystic degeneration

+

11

Tubo-ovarian abscess

+

+