Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Findings of Vascular Leiomyoma: Pathologic Correlation.
- Author:
Ji Young KO
1
;
Sung Hye KOH
;
Soo Kee MIN
;
A Lam CHOI
;
Kyung Mi JANG
;
Yul LEE
;
Kwanseop LEE
;
Sam Soo KIM
;
Hyun LEE
;
Jeong Hee SOHN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea. jinhyeinj@live.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vascular leiomyoma;
color Doppler;
Ultrasonography;
Soft tissue neoplasm
- MeSH:
Angiomyoma;
Retrospective Studies;
Soft Tissue Neoplasms;
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2009;28(4):213-217
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the distribution of color flow signals on color Doppler ultrasonography of vascular leiomyomas and to correlate them with pathologic findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed color Doppler ultrasonographic images and pathologic slides of six vascular leiomyomas. We classified the patterns of distribution of color flow signals into localized compact cluster types and non-cluster types, and the pathologic findings into three subtypes: solid, venous and cavernous. RESULTS: All cases showed well-defined homogenous hypoechoic subcutaneous masses on gray-scale ultrasonography. Three cases showed localized compact cluster types on color Doppler ultrasonography, one in each subtype (solid, venous and cavernous). For the three non-cluster types, again there was on in each subtype. In addition, on pathologic analysis the zone of the localized compact cluster of color flow signals coincided with a cluster of larger, vascular caliber masses. CONCLUSIONS: Localized compact clusters of color flow signals on color Doppler ultrasonography were seen in 50% of our cases and correlated with a cluster of larger vascular caliber in the mass. But the pattern of distribution of color flows didn't show a correlation with pathologic type.
