ULTRASOUND VARIABILITY OF SOFT TISSUE MASSES
Abstract
Modern ultrasonography capabilities make it possible to verify the shape, location, echostructure, presence and severity of vascularization in soft tissue formations with high probability. However, some neoplasms do not have high ultrasound specificity to verify the expected morphological type of tumor. Such formations include the rare desmoid type fibromatosis (DF). It has a highly variable ultrasound image depending on location. Therefore, it is important to search for and analyze ultrasound markers of desmoid fibroma. This is necessary to increase the accuracy of diagnosis of this benign neoplasm with an aggressive and recurrent growth pattern.
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