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[Value of sonography in the preoperative staging of stomach cancer]
H Milbradt1, J Jähne, H J Meyer
1Abt. Diagnostische Radiologie 1, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
Rofo : Fortschritte Auf Dem Gebiete Der Rontgenstrahlen Und Der Nuklearmedizin
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
In 51 patients with histologically proven gastric carcinoma ultrasonography of the abdomen for the preoperative staging was performed. The primary tumor was found by sonography in 73% of the cases. Only 40% of the lymph-node metastases could be detected. Ultrasonography as a non-invasive procedure is an usefull examination for the preoperative diagnosis of gastric carcinoma, especially concerning extraluminal tumor extension. Explorative laparotomy, however, for the determination of the local resectability can not be avoided by ultrasonography.