Is There Any Difference Between Seminomas and Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors on Shear Wave Elastography?
| Autor: | Fethi Emre Ustabasioglu, Cesur Samanci, Fatih Kantarci, Atilla Suleyman Dikici, Haydar Durak, Mehmet Emin Er, Ismail Mihmanli, Deniz Alis, Cetin Demirdag |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences Power doppler 0302 clinical medicine Testicular Neoplasms Testis medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Retrospective Studies Shear wave elastography Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Reproducibility of Results Echogenicity Retrospective cohort study Seminoma Middle Aged Neoplasms Germ Cell and Embryonal medicine.disease Doppler sonography Homogeneous 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Elasticity Imaging Techniques Radiology Germ cell tumors business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 35:2575-2580 |
| ISSN: | 0278-4297 |
| DOI: | 10.7863/ultra.15.12067 |
| Popis: | Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of shear wave elastography (SWE) to differentiate seminomas from nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. Methods Approval for this retrospective study was obtained from the local Ethics Committee of Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical School. Fifteen patients with malignant testicular lesions were examined by grayscale sonography, color or power Doppler sonography, and SWE between February 2011 and October 2015. The size of each lesion, Doppler signal parameters, echogenicity, presence of microlithiasis, unifocality or multifocality, and histopathologic findings were the main factors evaluated. Results The mean age of the patients was 33 years (range, 25–55 years). There were no differences between seminomas and nonseminomatous germ cell tumors in terms of Doppler signals, echogenicity, microlithiasis, or focality. Only the homogeneous and heterogeneous echogenicity patterns differed significantly. However, a significant difference was evident in SWE-derived quantitative data. Conclusions Seminomas and nonseminomatous germ cell tumors do not differ significantly on grayscale or Doppler sonography, except in terms of homogeneity. However, SWE seems to differentiate seminomas from nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. |
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