ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF PATHOLOGICAL CERVICAL LYMPH-NODES IN PATIENTS WITH NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA AND HODGKINS-DISEASE

被引:17
作者
GERRITS, CJH
VANOVERHAGEN, H
VANLOM, K
ADRIAANSEN, HJ
LOWENBERG, B
机构
[1] ERASMUS UNIV ROTTERDAM,UNIV HOSP DIJKZIGT,DEPT HAEMATOL,3015 GD ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[2] ERASMUS UNIV ROTTERDAM,UNIV HOSP DIJKZIGT,DEPT RADIOL,3015 GD ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[3] ERASMUS UNIV ROTTERDAM,UNIV HOSP DIJKZIGT,DEPT IMMUNOL,3015 GD ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
关键词
HODGKINS DISEASE; NON-HODGKINS LYMPHOMA; STAGING; ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2141.1994.tb05086.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The choice of treatment of malignant lymphoma may vary considerably and is mainly determined by the pathology and clinical stage. Ultrasonography is currently one of the most sensitive techniques for evaluation of the cervical area. We set out to assess the value of ultrasound imaging when added to conventional staging (physical examination, laryngoscopy, computer tomography of thorax and abdomen, bone marrow cytology and histology) of malignant lymphoma in 47 patients with untreated lymphoma. Hodgkin's disease was present in 14 patients and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 33 individuals. The ultrasound results were independently compared with physical examination of the neck. Ultrasonography revealed additional pathological lymph nodes in 6/47 cases (13%). Furthermore, the diagnosis non-Hodgkin's lymphoma could be established in one patient merely as a result of ultrasonography. Ultrasonography of the neck may reveal more pathological lymph nodes in a significant number of patients and may be of value in the initial staging of patients with malignant lymphoma.
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