title: [Comparison of power Doppler technique, microscopic examination and VEGF levels for the assessment of adrenal tumors vascularization].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical usefulness of the color Doppler vascularity index (CDVI) in patients with adrenal masses before surgery. Twenty-four patients with adrenal masses were examined. The correlation between CDVI and microvessel density (MVD), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) level and clinico-pathological factors was studied. There was a significant correlation between CDVI and VEGF level. The CDVI did not correlate with MVD. The CDVI was significantly higher in the patients with malignant or hormonally active tumors than in patients with benign non-hyperfunctioning lesions. Thus, the CDVI may be helpful in qualifying patients for adrenalectomy.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Leczniczo-Diagnostycznego, Kopernik, Szpital im. M. Kopernika w Lodzi. czarmeda@wp.pl
authors.forename: Cezary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chudobiński
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kubiak
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuzdak
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kaurzel
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kołomecki
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A