[Ultrasonic diagnosis of soft tissue tumors]. 1988

R Graf, and P Schuler
Landessonderkrankenhaus, Philipps-Universität Marburg/L.

Ultrasonography is relatively simple to manage, has no known risks to be patient, and is quickly available, all of which makes it a valuable tool, among the imaging techniques, in the primary diagnosis and initial work-up of soft-tissue tumors. Ultrasonography can reveal the extent of a tumor. Preoperative examination of a tumor in any number of planes gives the clinician a spatial idea of its size. Additionally, the internal architecture and structure of the tumor can be assessed. Sonography can distinguish whether lesions are predominantly cystic, solid, or more complex. Calcium deposits or foreign bodies can be demonstrated in some cases. It is difficult to delineate the margins of a tumor by sonography. Expanding and displacing tumor growth or infiltration cannot be diagnosed with certainty. Perifocal edema can make tumors appear larger than they in fact are. Ab type-specific differences of soft tissue tumors are demonstrable by sonography. Tissue differentiation is not possible.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D005121 Extremities The farthest or outermost projections of the body, such as the HAND and FOOT. Limbs,Extremity,Limb
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012983 Soft Tissue Neoplasms Neoplasms of whatever cell type or origin, occurring in the extraskeletal connective tissue framework of the body including the organs of locomotion and their various component structures, such as nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics, etc. Neoplasm, Soft Tissue,Neoplasms, Soft Tissue,Soft Tissue Neoplasm
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic

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