PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the "mushroom cap" sign on T2-weighted MR imaging in patients with submucosal tumors in the rectosigmoid colon. METHODS: From January 2001 to August 2009, 12 patients with four different diseases presenting or mimicking submucosal tumors in the rectosigmoid colon underwent colonic resection. All patients with deep endometriosis (n = 6), gastrointestinal stromal tumor (n = 4), metastasis from ovary cancer (n = 1), and carcinoid tumor (n = 1) had either an MRI of the rectum or pelvis before surgery. We evaluated the MRI findings and compared them with the macroscopic and microscopic observations in the resected specimens. RESULTS: In all six cases of deep endometriosis, a characteristic "mushroom cap" shaped appearance was found on T2-weighted MR imaging. Heterogeneous low signal intensity of the hypertrophic muscularis propria, covered with high signal intensity of the mucosa and submucosa on T2-weighted MR images, looked like a "mushroom cap" with the pattern of intraluminal endophytic growth. In histological findings, deep endometriosis involved the submucosa (n = 4) or mucosa (n = 2). The "mushroom cap" sign was not present in any of the six other tumors. CONCLUSION: The "mushroom cap" sign on T2-weighted MR imaging may be a characteristic sign for diagnosing deep rectosigmoid endometriosis.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the "mushroom cap" sign on T2-weighted MR imaging in patients with submucosal tumors in the rectosigmoid colon. METHODS: From January 2001 to August 2009, 12 patients with four different diseases presenting or mimicking submucosal tumors in the rectosigmoid colon underwent colonic resection. All patients with deep endometriosis (n = 6), gastrointestinal stromal tumor (n = 4), metastasis from ovary cancer (n = 1), and carcinoid tumor (n = 1) had either an MRI of the rectum or pelvis before surgery. We evaluated the MRI findings and compared them with the macroscopic and microscopic observations in the resected specimens. RESULTS: In all six cases of deep endometriosis, a characteristic "mushroom cap" shaped appearance was found on T2-weighted MR imaging. Heterogeneous low signal intensity of the hypertrophic muscularis propria, covered with high signal intensity of the mucosa and submucosa on T2-weighted MR images, looked like a "mushroom cap" with the pattern of intraluminal endophytic growth. In histological findings, deep endometriosis involved the submucosa (n = 4) or mucosa (n = 2). The "mushroom cap" sign was not present in any of the six other tumors. CONCLUSION: The "mushroom cap" sign on T2-weighted MR imaging may be a characteristic sign for diagnosing deep rectosigmoid endometriosis.
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