title: [Echographic study of thoracic lumps in 9 operated cases (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors report 9 cases of thoracic lumps investigated by echography in children and adults and operated later. The ulta-sonic study of intra-thoracic lumps is possible thanks to the echographic "windows" which are described; mediastinal and parenchymal lumps can thereby be investigated provided that they have a direct contact point with the chest wall. The echographic examination cannot reveal the histological nature of the lump but it is interesting in that in case of a liquid content it can assert its benignity, all with a technique simple and easy to use especially in children. The reliability of this examination seems good, the echostructure of the lesion being correctly defined in the 9 cases and in the 14 observations in the literature which are summed up.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Etude échographique des masses thoraciques. A propos de 9 cas opérés.