Comparison between vascular cast and three-dimensional ultrasonography on tumor vessels

Wang, Xiu-Yun; Zhang, Shou-Xin; Ning, Xiao-Ming; Yang, Xiu-Hua; Sun, Bei; Deng, Ying; Shen, Bao-Zhong

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.03.002

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Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 36-42, January 2010

Comparison between vascular cast and three-dimensional ultrasonography on tumor vessels

Xiu-Yun Wang
- Department of Abdominal Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +86 13945106115; fax: +86 0451 85555033.
Shou-Xin Zhang
- Department of Anatomy, The Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China
Xiao-Ming Ning
- Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150040, China
Xiu-Hua Yang
- Department of Abdominal Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
Bei Sun
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
Ying Deng
- Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China
Bao-Zhong Shen
- Department of Radiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China

Received 20 September 2008; accepted 2 March 2009. published online 16 April 2009.

Abstract

Aim

The aim of this study was to characterize the morphology of renal tumor vessels.

Methods

Twenty-two patients with kidney neoplasm underwent three-dimensional reconstruction prior to surgery. The vascular cast of kidney specimens was obtained after surgery.

Results

The vascular cast revealed proliferation, thickening, compression, displacement, and arteriovenous fistulae in tumor vessels, which were consistent with the findings from 3-D ultrasound (χ²=12.60, P<.01).