Transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy for verification of lymph-node metastasis in rectal cancer. Case report.
Mesorectal lymph-node involvement in rectal cancer may be detected by endosonography as a hypoechoic lesion, but false positives are a problem. We report a new method, using transrectal ultrasound-guided core biopsy, for verifying metastatic growth in a mesorectal lymph node detected by endosonography at postoperative follow-up for low rectal cancer.
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Department of Surgery, County Hospital Ryhov, Jönköping, Sweden.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography