Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography for Evaluation of Lymph Nodes: A Single Center Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The differentiation between malignant and benign lymph nodes (LNs) is important for tumor staging, for detection of prognosis, and for selection of the best treatment strategy in many cancers. On B-mode EUS, there are some known criteria that suggest the malignant nature of LNs; these criteria may be found in benign LNs. The aim of the work is to evaluate the effectiveness of elasticity score and SR to differentiate between benign and malignant LNs.

Patients and methods

The study was designed as a retrospective study that included 40 patients with abdominal or mediastinal LNs, either associated with primary masses or isolated, referred for EUS evaluation. Elasticity scores and SR were determined during the examination and finally, EUS-FNA was done at the e

SUBMITTER: Altonbary AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6217875 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature