Pleural effusion: an "acoustic window" for sonography of pleural metastases.
J Clin Ultrasound
; 19(2): 93-7, 1991 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
We report the sonographic findings in 32 patients with malignant disease associated with pleural effusions diagnosed by chest roentgenograms. No tumor lesions were seen in any case on X-ray films. Thoracic sonography, however, detected previously undocumented metastatic disease with diaphragmatic (N = 19), parietal (N = 8), visceral (N = 2) or combined (N = 3) pleural involvement. Additionally, a distinction could be made between nodular lesions (N = 19), sheet-like tumor masses (N = 10), and combined (N = 3) tumor spread. In all cases thoracentesis was performed. Cytology showed malignant cells in 28 patients. Pleural metastasis was histologically confirmed by ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy in 2 cases. The present study demonstrates the value of scrutinized thoracic sonography in patients with pleural effusion for the detection of pleural metastases.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Pleurais
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Derrame Pleural Maligno
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article