title: Sonographic Detection of Subcutaneous Foreign Bodies in 3 Cases.
abstract: Subcutaneous masses caused by foreign bodies are frequently encountered in daily practice. Although the majority of foreign bodies such as metals can be detected by radiography, substances such as vegetative materials or wood are difficult to detect. To our knowledge, only a few studies have described the sonographic characteristics of foreign bodies. Herein, we report 3 cases where we studied the sonographic characteristics of the foreign bodies in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. Our results revealed the following 3 foreign bodies: (1) glass, (2) vegetative material, and (3) a pencil core. Thus, sonographic examination is useful for the detection of foreign bodies.
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.affiliation: Tsuneo Watanabe, PhD, Division of Clinical Laboratory, Gifu University Hospital, 1-1, Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan; tsuneo_w@gifu-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Saori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nohisa
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: En
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seishima
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005528:Foot; D005542:Forearm; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*