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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-2-19
pubmed:abstractText
The value of laparoscopic ultrasonographic criteria for distinguishing benign from malignant lymph nodes was assessed. The following criteria were evaluated in 41 lymph nodes: (1) long axis diameter, (2) short axis diameter, (3) long axis-short axis ratio, (4) nodal border delineation, (5) presence of hyperechoic hilar reflection, (6) echogenicity, and (7) inhomogeneity. Pathologic examination showed malignant infiltration in 11 lymph nodes and the absence of malignant infiltration in 30 lymph nodes. The presence of a hyperechoic center or a long axis-short axis ratio more than 2 suggested the absence of malignant infiltration, whereas inhomogeneity was suggestive of malignant infiltration. The other criteria did not seem useful in distinguishing benign from malignant lymph nodes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0278-4297
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Laparoscopic ultrasonography of abdominal lymph nodes: correlation with pathologic findings.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article