Comparalive value of ultrasonography, Computerized tomography
and angiography in the staiging of renal tumors.
Article published in Urologia Polska 1996/49/2.
authors
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Marek Wyczółkowski, Bohdan Pawlicki, Marek Filipek, Andrzej Stelmach
- Z Kliniki Urologii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego,
(p.o.) Kierownik Kliniki dr med. Zbigniew Piasecki.
keywords
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kidney neoplasms diagnosis visual methods.
summary
- Objective
- A retrospective analysis of patients with renal tumors which were treated at Univer-
- sity Departament of Urology of Jagiellonian University from 1990 to 1994 focusing on
- imaging modalietes as ultrasonography, Computerized tomography and renal angiogra-
- phy was done.
- Patients and methods
- The study group consists of 115 patients. Ultrasonography was performed in all ca-
- ses. Computerized tomography was performed in 106 cases, angiography in 31 cases
- and cavography in 10 cases. We compared diagnostic valuc of this 3 methods in the
- estimation of:
- 1. Local tumor extension beyond the kidney (infiltration of the perirenal fat).
- 2. Evidence of tumor thrombus within the renal vein and/or inferior vena cava.
- 3. Evidence of regional lymph node methastases.
- Results
- Local tumor extension was determinated correctly by ultrasonography in 73 per cent
- of the patients, Computerized tomography was almost reliable as ultrasonography and
- was correctly in 69 per cent of the examinations. In contrast the local tumor extension
- was determined correctly by angiography only in 64 per cent of the examinations. Evi-
- dencc of regional lymph node methastases was detennined correctly by ultrasonography
- in 92,2 per cent, in angiography in 87 per cent and in Computerized tomography in 84
- per cent. Evidence of tumor thrombus in the renal vein and/or inferior vena cava was
- detennined correctly by angiography (completed in 10 cases by cavography) in 87 per
- cent of examinations, by ultrasonography in 84,3 per cent and by Computerized tomo-
- graphy in 83 per cent.
- Conclusions
- From these results ultrasonography appeares to be an effective, noninvasive, ine-
- xpensive and safe diagnostic procedure of renal tumors. The use of angiography should
- be limited to patients with venous extension.
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