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Significance of preoperative use of ultrasonography in parathyroid neoplasms: Comparison of sonographic textures with histologic findings
Author(s) -
Kinoshita Yoshikazu,
Fukase Masaaki,
Uchihashi Masahito,
Takenaka Mutsumi,
Hishikawa Ruo,
Nakada Masaki,
aka Hiroshi,
Kondo Toshifumi,
Fujita Takuo
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870130704
Subject(s) - echogenicity , medicine , malignancy , parathyroid carcinoma , ultrasonography , radiology , parathyroid neoplasm , pathology , carcinoma , adenoma , parathyroid adenoma
The sonographic textures of 10 parathyroid tumors in nine patients were examined and compared with their histologic features, particularly with the amount of fibrous trabeculae. The carcinomas containing a large amount of fibrous trabeculae, which is the most frequent finding in parathyroid cancer, were very echogenic. On the other hand, the adenomas without fibrous trabeculae showed a low echogenicity. These data suggest that the possibility of malignancy is high when the parathyroid tumor is found to be very echogenic.