Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Findings of Vascular Leiomyoma: Pathologic Correlation
Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
; : 213-217, 2009.
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en Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluate the distribution of color flow signals on color Doppler ultrasonography of vascular leiomyomas and to correlate them with pathologic findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed color Doppler ultrasonographic images and pathologic slides of six vascular leiomyomas. We classified the patterns of distribution of color flow signals into localized compact cluster types and non-cluster types, and the pathologic findings into three subtypes: solid, venous and cavernous. RESULTS: All cases showed well-defined homogenous hypoechoic subcutaneous masses on gray-scale ultrasonography. Three cases showed localized compact cluster types on color Doppler ultrasonography, one in each subtype (solid, venous and cavernous). For the three non-cluster types, again there was on in each subtype. In addition, on pathologic analysis the zone of the localized compact cluster of color flow signals coincided with a cluster of larger, vascular caliber masses. CONCLUSIONS: Localized compact clusters of color flow signals on color Doppler ultrasonography were seen in 50% of our cases and correlated with a cluster of larger vascular caliber in the mass. But the pattern of distribution of color flows didn't show a correlation with pathologic type.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de los Tejidos Blandos
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Angiomioma
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Ultrasonografía Doppler en Color
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Idioma:
Ko
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Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
Año:
2009
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Article