ArticlePloS one2014
Transcervical ultrasonography is feasible to visualize and evaluate base of tongue cancers.
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- Transoral Ultrasound in the Outpatient Clinic for the Diagnostic Work-Up of Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Feasibility Study.Cancers · 2023Article
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- On the reproducibility of expert-operated and robotic ultrasound acquisitions.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2017Article
- Epidemiology of Human Papillomavirus-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2015Review
- The Impact of Tonsillectomy upon the Risk of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Prognosis in the Danish Cancer Registry.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2015Article
- The use of ultrasound in the search for the primary site of unknown primary head and neck squamous cell cancers.Oral oncology · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundBase of tongue (BOT) is a difficult subsite to examine clinically and radiographically. Yet, anatomic delineation of the primary tumor site, its extension to adjacent sites or across midline, and endophytic vs. exophytic extent are important characteristics for staging and treatment planning. We hypothesized that ultrasound could be used to visualize and describe BOT tumors.
methodsTranscervical ultrasound was performed using a standardized protocol in cases and controls. Cases had suspected or confirmed BOT malignancy. Controls were healthy individuals without known malignancy.
results100% of BOT tumors were visualized. On ultrasound BOT tumors were hypoechoic (90.9%) with irregular margins (95.5%). Ultrasound could be used to characterize adjacent site involvement, midline extent, and endophytic extent, and visualize the lingual artery. No tumors were suspected for controls.
conclusionsUltrasonography can be used to transcervically visualize BOT tumors and provides clinically relevant characteristics that may not otherwise be appreciable.
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