Evaluation of the Sonographic Features of Metastatic Cervical Lymph Nodes in Patients With Head and Neck Malignancy

• DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3182324166
• Publication Date: 2011-11-10T09:42:59Z
• Authors: Mahrokh Imani Mog...; Behrooz Davachi; Leila Vazifeh Mos...; Adineh Javadian L...; Bahram Memar; Sajad Ataei Azimi; Parviz Marouzi
• Keywords: Cervical lymph nodes

The aim of the study was to evaluate sonographic findings metastatic cervical lymph nodes and differentiating them from benign ones in patients with head neck malignancy.In this study, 14 (12 female 2 male patients; mean age, 52.8 years (with region malignancy were evaluated ultrasonographically. gray-scale parameters, which included short- long-axis lengths, shape index, presence or absence hilar echoes cystic necrosis, parenchymal echogenicity echo texture, margin, color Doppler parameter including vascular pattern evaluated. Finally, compared pathologic results. following statistical analyses included: χ(2) test, Fisher exact independent-samples t-test.Overall, 88 According histopathologic results, 77% benign, 23% malignant. study's results showed that are accompanied significantly larger size, rounded shape, hilus, necrosis mixed peripheral pattern. parameters related minimal maximal axis diameter had highest sensitivity (85%), whereas vascularity 100% specificity detecting nodes.The our revealed there a considerable difference diagnostic value ones, between 4 specific regions.