The utility of elastography and CEUS for the differentiation between benign and malignant cervical lymphadenopathy. Three cases report.

Daniela Fodor, Isabela Pascu, Sever Pop, Laura Poanta

2nd Internal Medicine Department,Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Medical ultrasonography 2013 Mar

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The differentiation between benign and malignant cervical lymph nodes is a frequent challenge for the clinician. We present the cases of three patients with cervical lymphadenopathy (inflammatory lymph node, lymphoma, and metastasis of laryngeal carcinoma) in which the use of elastography and contrast enhanced ultrasonography had substantial contribution to the correct final diagnosis.

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Daniela Fodor, Isabela Pascu, Sever Pop, Laura Poanta. The utility of elastography and CEUS for the differentiation between benign and malignant cervical lymphadenopathy. Three cases report. Medical ultrasonography. 2013 Mar;15(1):63-6