title: [Ultrasonography in diagnosis of adrenal metastatic carcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the diagnostic value of ultrasonography for adrenal metastatic carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  In comparison with the results of CT, MRI, DSA and ECG, ultrasonic features of adrenal metastatic carcinoma were analyzed in 39 clinically confirmed cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ultrasound proved to be sensitive and accurate in the diagnosis of adrenal metastatic carcinoma, which offers an important clinical diagnostic modality for this malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Examination, 425 Hospital of PLA, Sanya 572012, China.
authors.forename: Li-Fang
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014463:Ultrasonography