title: [Ultrasound diagnostics and preoperative staging of rectal cancer].
abstract: Ultrasound (transrectal and transabdominal) examination was performed in 1991 patients. Rectal tumors were revealed in 117 (5,9%) patients, liver metastases were diagnosed in 31 (26,5%) patients. Transrectal ultrasound allowed to diagnose tumor in all examined 50 patients. Stage uT2 was diagnosed in 20 (40%) and uT3 stage of rectum cancer in 30 (60%) of patients. 10 (20%) patients revealed a pararectal lymph nodes tumor invasion. All patients were operated on. The sensitivity of the method for rectum cancer staging was 95,6%, specificity--40%, accuracy 85,7%. Sensitivity of ultrasound in pararectal lymph nodes invasion detection was 95,2%, specificity--95,0% and accuracy--92,3%.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Sazhin
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Zhabolenko
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gostin
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Siatkin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity