[Physician-patient relationship in oncologic ultrasonography. The right way to inform the patient].
OBJECTIVE
Analysis of the doctor-patient relationship in oncologic sonography.


METHODS
Two sonographers working in two different cancer institutes, one psychiatrist and one oncologist analyzed the various aspects of the relationship with cancer patients during sonographic examinations.


RESULTS
Sonographers are in close contact with patients and are often the first to discover any abnormalities. They do not have any special training in psychopathology and know nothing about the patient's psychological profile. They cannot hide the truth nor deliver a sentence without also proposing a therapeutic solution. Their approach must be coherent with that of the attending physician to avoid increasing the patient's anxiety.


CONCLUSIONS
An adapted approach to the patient must be based on personal experience, ethical guidelines, listening to the patient and collaboration with other members of the medical team.
Leclère
J
J
Unité d'Echographie, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif.
Ollivier
L
L
Pacault
V
V
Palangié
T
T
D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000523:psychology*; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000523:psychology*
La relation médecin-malade en échographie cancérologique. Les mots pour le dire.