[Computed tomography in the diagnosis of ovarian, cervix and uterine cancer]

By means of computer assisted tomography (CAT) 22 patients with ovarian and 13 with uterus cancer were examined for diagnostic reasons. The results were compared with surgical findings. The advantage of CAT over objective clinical examination was shown particularly in cases where the tumour goes beyond the organ and lymphnodes are affected. In spite of the high information value of the CAT a differential diagnosis is difficult in cases of ovarian cancer. The method is little effective in case of corpus carcinoma in the stage I. In 14 patients with cervix cancer it could be shown, that CAT is inefficient for an early detection of malignant tumours of this localisation. By means of CAT, however, one can get additional information about the spreading of the process, particularly in cases with relatively high localized and not well detectable by bimanuel examination and information to clear up concomitant diseases of pelvic organs as well.