title: Correlation of ultrasound and pathologic findings in patients with epithelial carcinoma of the ovary.
abstract: The findings from preoperative diagnostic ultrasound were compared with operative and pathologic findings in patients with ovarian cancer. Twenty laparotomies were diagnostic second-look procedures and 21 were therapeutic procedures in patients with clinically evident disease. Ultrasound was more reliable in patients with clinically suspected disease, but a site by site analysis demonstrated it is insensitive for detecting prevertebral adenopathy less than 3 cm in size, thin, 1.5 cm omental plaques, 5 cm or smaller lesions involving the mesentery or bowel and peritoneal masses 2 cm or less in size. Ultrasound was most sensitive in the detection of ascites.
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D007813:Laparotomy; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012086:Reoperation; D014463:Ultrasonography