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Transbuccal sonographic evaluation of the local extent of tumors of the tongue with pathological correlation
Author(s) -
Choi Hyo Geun,
Jeon EuiYong,
Won Joong Yeon,
Kim JinHwan,
Lee Gwanseop,
Kim Siwhan,
Park Bumjung
Publication year - 2015
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.22251
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , pathological , ultrasound , positive correlation , correlation , nuclear medicine , radiology , pathology , geometry , mathematics
Purpose The object of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of preoperative transbuccal ultrasound (US) for the evaluation of tongue tumors. Thus, we evaluated the correlation between preoperative US measurements and postoperative pathologic measurements of tongue tumor size. Methods From January 2003 to March 2011, 29 patients with tongue tumors were evaluated. All patients underwent preoperative transbuccal US at 1 day before surgery. Preoperative US was compared with pathology findings, including specimen size. The maximum anterior‐posterior (AP) diameter of the long axis of the tumor, the maximum width (WD), and the maximum thickness (TH) of the tumor were measured with US along with a pathologic evaluation of the specimens. Results The mean AP was 22 ± 1 mm; WD was 13 ± 6 mm, and TH was 10 ± 5 mm using US. The pathologic mean AP was 21 ± 12 mm; WD was 12 ± 6 mm, and TH was 9 ± 4 mm. The Spearman's correlation coefficients of the AP, WD, and TH were 0.905 ( p < 0.001), 0.918 ( p < 0.001), and 0.971 ( p < 0.001), respectively. Conclusions Transbuccal US is a useful tool for predicting tongue tumor extent. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 43 :412–416, 2015