title: [Value of intraoral ultrasonography in diagnosis of tonsillar tumors].
abstract: Aim of the study was to establish clinical utility of intraoral ultrasonography in diagnosis of tonsillar tumours in respect to its magnitude, location, histological structure, presence of satellite lesions and furthermore compare results obtained by endoral to transcutaneous ultrasonography. 64 patients with tonsillar tumour entered the study. Endoral ultrasonography was performed by probe UST-937 Convex 5 MHz.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoral ultrasonography is very efficient in exact tumour localisation and correlation between endoral ultrasonography and intraoperative assessment of T tumor is statistically significant. Ultrasonography is sensitive in recognition of satellite lesions. In the case of planoepithelial cancer, malignant lymphoma and inflammatory process very characteristic features of tumor can be described. Endoral ultrasonography is better then transcutaneous in tonsillar tumours diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Otolaryngologii Katedry Chorób Ucha, Nosa, Gardła i Krtani AM, Poznaniu.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waśniewska
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szmeja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography