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Ultrasonic assessment of endometrial cancer invasion
Author(s) -
Lehtovirta Pentti,
Cacciatore Bruno,
Wahlström Torsten,
Ylöstalo Pekka
Publication year - 1987
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.1870150803
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrial cancer , uterus , ultrasound , cancer , radiology , ultrasonic sensor , stage (stratigraphy) , gynecology , paleontology , biology
Preoperative ultrasonic evaluation of tumor invasion was performed in 24 patients with endometrial cancer and compared with intraoperative and histologic evaluation. Uterine volume and shape detected by ultrasound were not significantly associated with cancer stage. In all the patients intrauterine echoes were found. Myometrial invasion was superficial (<1/3) in 15 patients, moderate in 2 patients (1/3–2/3), deep in 2 patients, (>2/3), and beyond the uterus in 5 patients. Ultrasonic prediction of invasion was accurate in 19 cases (79.3%). In 4 patients superficial invasion has been classified as moderate and in 1 case invasion beyond the uterus was classified as deep.