Author/Editor     Sudol-Szopinska, Iwona; Konodziejczak, Malgorzata; Jakubowski, Wieslaw
Title     Anal ultrasound in patient with leukoplakia of the anal canal. Case report
Translated title     Transrektalni ultrazvok pri bolniku z levkoplakijo analnega kanala. Prikaz primera
Type     članek
Source     Radiol Oncol
Vol. and No.     Letnik 36, št. 3
Publication year     2002
Volume     str. 215-8
Language     eng
Abstract     Background. Leukoplakia is considered to increase the risk of development of anal carcinoma. We present a case of leucoplakia which underwent a malignant transformation and usefulness of the anal endosonography (AES) in the assessment of the degree of infiltration of the anal canal. Case report. AES was performed with the use of Bruel and Kjaer scanner type 3535 with an axial 10.0 MHz endoprobe. Examination was performed in decubitus position. Anal ultrasound allowed the exact assessment of the depth of infiltration of the anal wall by the tumour. Assessrnent of the perianal lymph nodes was also possible. Conclusions. AES became a routine examination in staging anal tumours. In patients with leukoplakia AES proved valuable in assessing the depth of invasion and deciding on the choice of treatment and prognosis.
Summary     Izhodišča. Poznano je, da levkoplakija povečuje tveganje za nastanek analnega raka. Predstavljamo primer levkoplakije, ki se je maligno spremenila, in uporabnost transrektalnega ultrazvoka pri oceni stopnje infiltracije analnega kanala. Prikaz primera. Transrektalno ultrazvočno preiskavo smo opravili z Bruel and Kjaer ultrazvokom, tip 3535, z aksialno 10.0 MHz-no endoskopsko sondo na bolniku v lečečem položaju. Transrektalni ultrazvok je omogočil natančno oceno globine tumorske infiltracije analne stene, prav tako smo lahko ocenili perianalne bezgavke. Zaključki. Transrektalni ultrazvok je postal običajna preiskava pri ugotavljanju razširjenosti analnih tumorjev. Pri bolnikih z levkoplakijo se je transrektalni ultrazvok pokazal kot dragocen pripomoček pri oceni globine invazije in odločitvi o metodi zdravljenja ter prognozi.
Descriptors     ANUS NEOPLASMS
LEUKOPLAKIA
MIDDLE AGE