title: Pseudosolid appearance of simple and echinococcal cysts on ultrasonography. A report of 2 cases.
abstract: The 2 cases reported here indicate that on ultrasound examination uninfected simple and echinococcal cysts can sometimes show a pseudosolid internal consistency like that of a neoplasm, probably owing to floating crystals or particles. This has important implications as far as further diagnostic and therapeutic measures are concerned. The presence of a regular and well-defined rim remains an important clue to the possibly cystic nature of such lesions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography