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Sonographic features of head and neck hemangiomas and vascular malformations: review of 23 patients
Author(s) -
Yang W T,
Ahuja A,
Metreweli C
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1997.16.1.39
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , hemangioma , lesion , radiology , color doppler , doppler sonography , vascular malformation , angioma , soft tissue , ultrasonography , anatomy , vascular disease , pathology , surgery
The sonographic features of 23 head and neck hemangiomas and vascular malformations are presented. A focal mass lesion was seen in all patients. The predominant sonographic features were a well‐defined hypoechoic mass lesion with heterogeneous echotexture and the presence of cystic and sinusoidal spaces within, as well as the occasional presence of phleboliths. Color Doppler imaging demonstrated flow in 12 of 13 lesions. When performing sonography on soft tissue masses in the head and neck, the presence of color Doppler signal in a well‐defined hypoechoic mass with heterogeneous echotexture should raise the possibility of an hemangioma.