ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021
Reassessing the Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography in Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis and Lymph Node Metastasis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
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- Use superb microvascular imaging to diagnose and predict metastatic cervical lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2024Article
- The value of multimodal ultrasound in diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy: can real-time elastography help identify benign and malignant lymph nodes?Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Ultrasound Classification of Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimWe aimed to evaluate the ability of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) to perform differential diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis and lymph node metastasis from papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).
methodsWe analyzed 102 enlarged cervical lymph nodes as diagnosed by conventional ultrasound (US) and CEUS. The US and CEUS enhancement pattern and the time intensity curve (TIC) of the metastatic lymph nodes or tuberculous lymph nodes were compared following standard pathological protocols. The TIC included peak time (TTP), peak intensity (PI), and area under the gamma curve (AUC).
resultsPathological results demonstrated that 48 out of the 102 enlarged lymph nodes were lymph node metastasis from PTC, while 54 were tuberculous lymphadenitis. There was statistically significant differences in hyperechoic islands, pulse-like enhancement, and asynchronous enhancement between tuberculous lymphadenitis and lymph node metastasis (
conclusionTaken together, the present results demonstrate that CEUS can provide valuable information on lymph node blood flow, which can be used to identify tuberculous lymphadenitis and lymph node metastasis of PTC.
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