title: [Value of echography in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant corticosteromas].
abstract: Altogether 34 patients with corticosteroma were examined. In 29 (85%) of them accurate topical diagnosis was established as a result of ultrasonic investigation. All erroneous results were obtained only for corticosteromas of small sizes (4 cm and less in diameter). Tumors not exceeding 4 cm in diameter were benign in 88% of cases. If tumor sizes were over 4 cm, they were malignant in 89%. The earliest possible investigation for the presence or absence of a tumor was indicated to patients with hypercorticism.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Demidov
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Kazeev
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Bazarova
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Kuratev
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Avdeeva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003345:Corticosterone
vernacular_title: Znachenie ekhografii v differentsial'noĭ diagnostike dobrokachestvennykh kortikosterom.