RESUMO
The object of this paper was to investigate lipoplastic lymphadenopathy in superficial locations with ultrasound. We selected 110 patients with a total number of 247 nodes with a central hyperechoic area extended for more than one third of the transverse diameter. We considered gender, age, body mass index (BMI), and associated disease such as thyroid disorders and diabetes. For each lymph node, we measured the long:short axis ratio and the parenchyma:fat (P:F) ratio. Differences between mean P:F ratio in diabetic and nondiabetic patients were significant (p=0.045). Mean P:F ratio was negatively related to BMI (r=0.62, p=0.015) and age (r=0.54, p=0.024). All of the nodes examined with a mean P:F ratio Assuntos
Linfonodos/diagnóstico por imagem
, Melanoma/diagnóstico por imagem
, Neoplasias Cutâneas/diagnóstico por imagem
, Adulto
, Idoso
, Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
, Índice de Massa Corporal
, Feminino
, Humanos
, Metástase Linfática/diagnóstico por imagem
, Masculino
, Melanoma/secundário
, Pessoa de Meia-Idade
, Fatores Sexuais
, Neoplasias Cutâneas/patologia
, Ultrassonografia