title: Ultrasonic diagnosis of oral and neck malignant lymphoma.
abstract: A series of 14 patients with nodal and extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the oral and neck region was analyzed by ultrasonogram evaluation. Eight nodal lymphomas and six extranodal lymphomas commonly exhibited almost completely similar ultrasonographic findings, specifically, clear delineation of the boundary echo and a homogeneous, weak internal echo, the so-called pseudo-liquid-like images. The results derived from our study suggest that ultrasonic diagnosis is also helpful in evaluating patients with lymphoma during the initial diagnosis and initial treatment like other diagnostic imaging modalities.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinozuka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawase
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amagasa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography