1.Analysis of high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound characteristics of extramammary Paget′s disease
Lei ZHANG ; Panpan YIN ; Yali ZHOU ; Yangcan DUAN
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2021;54(7):625-628
Objective:To explore high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound characteristics of extramammary Paget′s disease (EMPD) .Methods:From January 2015 to October 2019, 32 patients with pathologically confirmed EMPD were collected from the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, and characteristics of their high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound images were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Of the 32 lesions, 25 were located on the external genitalia (21 on the scrotum, 4 on the perineum) , 4 on the medial thigh, 1 on the lower abdominal wall, 1 in the perianal region, and 1 on the neck. Ipsilateral inguinal lymph node metastasis occurred in 3 patients, and bilateral inguinal lymph node metastasis in 1 patient. High-frequency ultrasonography showed no obvious abnormal ultrasound manifestations in 6 cases, and thickened skin lesions in 26 cases. According to the morphological and high-frequency ultrasound manifestations, 26 skin lesions were classified into 2 types: 21 diffuse-type lesions with unclear borders and irregular shapes, and 5 mass-type lesions with clear borders and irregular shapes. Solid and homogeneously hypoechoic areas were observed in 18 cases, and solid and heterogeneously hypoechoic areas in 8. According to the Adler blood flow classification, the 26 lesions were classified into 4 grades: 2 of grade 0, 5 of grade 1, 8 of grade 2, and 11 of grade 3.Conclusion:EMPD shows characteristic high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound manifestations, which can facilitate its clinical diagnosis.
2.Prenatal ultrasonic diagnosis of submucosal cleft palate
Cong WANG ; Xiaofei NING ; Yangcan DUAN ; Sen MAO ; Aqing LIU ; Shaochun WANG ; Zhonglu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2022;31(11):984-988
Objective:To summarize the ultrasound manifestations of submucosal cleft palate, and explore the diagnostic value of prenatal ultrasound for submucosal cleft palate.Methods:A total of 21 146 pregnant women who underwent fetal ultrasound examination in the second and third trimesters in the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University from January 2013 to May 2018 were collected. They were all singleton pregnancy. The ultrasound image which was the horizontal plate of the palatine bone at the posterior border of the fetal hard palate was routinely obtained. The presence of bone loss at the posterior border of the hard palate was defined as a positive case. Then the palate targeted ultrasound examinations of the positive cases were performed to observe the continuity of the soft palate. The ultrasound images of positive cases were compared with the results of induction or delivery, and their postpartum diagnosis and treatment were tracked.Results:A total of 44 simple cleft palate were detected in 21 146 fetuses, including 23 dominant cleft palate and 21 submucosal cleft palate. Two cases of 21 submucosal cleft palate were induced because of other deformities, the other 19 cases were born. The follow-up of the 19 submucosal cleft palate cases showed that 15 cases visited to stomatology department before 3 years of age, and 2 cases of newborns with dominant cleft palate were misdiagnosed as submucosal cleft palate by prenatal ultrasound, and the other13 of them were clinically diagnosed as submucosal cleft palate. The ultrasound of the submucosal cleft palate showed there was no inverted "V" -shaped bone in the posterior edge of the hard palate which was connected by a membranous connection, and the soft palate was complete, but the center of soft palate was thinner or even present membranous hyperechoic in ultrasound.Conclusions:Submucosal cleft palate has characteristic ultrasound features, and prenatal ultrasound make a diagnosis and provide some basis for obtaining early diagnosis and treatment after birth.