Diagnosis of a Malignant Tumor in a Patient with an Adnexal Mass Using Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography.
- Author:
Sung Ae WOO
1
;
Tae Hee LEE
;
Hye Young JU
;
Yun Ju CHO
;
Min Gyu KONG
;
Seong Sook HONG
;
So Young JIN
;
Jeong Sig KIM
Author Information
1. Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. iman0825@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adnexal mass;
Endoscopic ultrasound;
Elasticity imaging techniques;
Malignancy
- MeSH:
Breast;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Elasticity;
Elasticity Imaging Techniques;
Endosonography;
Humans;
Prostate
- From:Soonchunhyang Medical Science
2012;18(2):125-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Elastography is an imaging modality for the evaluation of tissue stiffness, which has been used for the analysis of superficial organs, such as those of the breast and prostate. The measurement of tissue elasticity has been reported to be useful for the diagnosis and differentiation of tumors, which are stiffer than normal tissues. Endoscopic ultrasonography elastography (EUS-EG) is a promising imaging technique with a high accuracy for the differential diagnosis of solid pancreatic tumors. However, to date EUS-EG has not been used to provide complementary information for biologic behavior of adenxal mass. We report our experience of EUS-EG in a patient with adnexal mass.
