POSSIBILITIES OF ENDOANAL ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION IN DETERMINATING INVASION DEPTH OF THE ANAL TUMORS
LA Mitina, VI Kazakevitch, IV Droshneva, SO Stepanov, LA Vashahmadge, DV Sidorov, VM Khomjakov, VV Nemudrov, DV Romanov · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: Investigation goal was to reveal the possibilities of 3D ultrasound examination in diagnosing anal tumor diffusion level. Methods and Materials: Ultrasound examination was performed on 20 patients with rectal tumors. 9 patients had anal canal lesions on different stages of radiotherapy. 11 patients had tumors in lower ampullar part of the rectum with advancement to anal canal. All patients had diagnosis confirmed morphologically. 10 patients had squamous-cell cancers, while the other 10 had adenocarcinoma. 7 patients were cured with the radiation therapy, other 13 were subjected to operative treatment.…
