CHARACTERIZATION OF OVARIAN TUMORS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND

Purpose: Ovarian malignant tumours account for approximately 1, 6–3% of all pediatric malignancies. Germinal tumors are most common (87%) in this group of neoplasms. The evaluation of the use of the contrast enhanced Power Doppler sonography for detecting and differental diagnosis of ovarian tumors in children. Methods and Materials: Fifty four girls were treated. They ranged in age from 2 months to 16 years (mean 10, 6 years). Diagnostic assessment inculded in all cases conventional US, Color Doppler, Power Doppler before and after the adminstration of contrast agent. The echo- enhancing effect of an ultrasound…