title: [Diagnostic potential of ultrasound examination for tumor recurrence and metastasis].
abstract: Ultrasound examination was carried out in 252 patients following specific treatment of uterine and ovarian malignancies. To compare the effectiveness of diagnostic procedures, transabdominal and transvaginal examinations were performed in succession in all the patients using ultrasound (Doppler) technique. Transvaginal study proved relatively more sensitive (98.9%) and diagnostically accurate (97.2%) in detecting relapse. Transabdominal examination carried out in conjunction with color Doppler imaging was best for metastasis detection.
authors.affiliation: N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the RF, St. Petersburg.
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Meshkova
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Kostromina
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Trouk
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014621:Vagina