title: Ultrasound in urological oncology.
abstract: Transabdominal, transrectal and transurethral ultrasonography play a major role in the diagnosis and staging of urological tumors. The practical limitations and possibilities of the several techniques are evaluated in the oncological work-up of tumors of the kidney, bladder, seminal vesicles, prostate and testis. Ultrasonography has become an important diagnostic tool in urological oncology.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*