Differential diagnosis of orbital tumors by echography A. A clinicopathological study of 54 cases.
In 54 cases of unilateral, surgically verified, exophthalmus usefulness of echography A was compared with histopathological diagnosis. Presence of abnormal tissue was detected in almost all of the cases. Comparison between the echograms and the pathological examination clearly demonstrates that a precise diagnosis is not yet possible with ultrasonography. Different tumors may give identical echograms and conversely histologically similar tumors may produce different types of tracings.
D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography