Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma echocardiography or ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Qurrat-ul-ain Abid, M.D.[2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3]

Overview

Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. Findings on ultrasound suggestive of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma include mural thickening and solid components.

Key Ultrasound Findings in Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma

Appear as mural thickening, solid components, or aggressive features.^[1]
Endoultrasound is used to visualize mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of pancreas. ^[2]^[3]

References

↑ “Ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma [Dr Matt A. Morgan and Radswiki ]”.
↑ Hara T, Yamaguchi T, Ishihara T, Tsuyuguchi T, Kondo F, Kato K, Asano T, Saisho H (January 2002). “Diagnosis and patient management of intraductal papillary-mucinous tumor of the pancreas by using peroral pancreatoscopy and intraductal ultrasonography”. Gastroenterology. 122 (1): 34–43. PMID 11781278.
↑ Wakabayashi T, Kawaura Y, Morimoto H, Watanabe K, Toya D, Asada Y, Satomura Y, Watanabe H, Okai T, Sawabu N (May 2001). “Clinical management of intraductal papillary mucinous tumors of the pancreas based on imaging findings”. Pancreas. 22 (4): 370–7. PMID 11345137.

Overview