Significance of preoperative use of ultrasonography in parathyroid neoplasms: comparison of sonographic textures with histologic findings.
The sonographic textures of 10 parathyroid tumors in nine patients were examined and compared with their histologic features, particularly with the amount of fibrous trabeculae. The carcinomas containing a large amount of fibrous trabeculae, which is the most frequent finding in parathyroid cancer, were very echogenic. On the other hand, the adenomas without fibrous trabeculae showed a low echogenicity. These data suggest that the possibility of malignancy is high when the parathyroid tumor is found to be very echogenic.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014463:Ultrasonography