Diagnostic Ultrasound for Sonographers

Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

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Adnexal/Ovarian Torsion

KEY FACTS Terminology Adnexal torsion is more accurate term than ovarian torsion, as torsion usually also includes fallopian tube You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are…

Sex Cord-Stromal Tumor

KEY FACTS Terminology Group of ovarian tumors arising from either embryonic sex cords or mesenchyme Fibroma, thecoma, fibrothecoma Granulosa cell tumor Sertoli-Leydig tumor (androblastoma) Sclerosing stromal tumor, steroid cell tumors, gynandroblastoma, and sex cord tumor with annular tubules You’re Reading…

Gartner Duct Cyst

KEY FACTS Terminology Gartner duct cyst: Embryonic remnant of wolffian (mesonephric) duct, lined with nonmucinous columnar cells Associated with renal/ureteral/müllerian anomalies You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If…

Bartholin Cyst

KEY FACTS Terminology Bartholin glands (or greater vestibular glands) are mucus-secreting glands located in vulvar vestibule, just lateral and inferior to vaginal introitus Occlusion of Bartholin glands resulting in cyst formation You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership…

Peritoneal Inclusion Cyst

KEY FACTS Terminology Synonyms: Peritoneal pseudocyst, benign cystic mesothelioma Not true cyst but peritoneal or ovarian fluid trapped by peritoneal adhesions You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If…

Parovarian Cyst

KEY FACTS Terminology Cyst originating from wolffian duct in mesosalpinx or broad ligament Synonym: Paratubal cyst You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member. Log…

Hydrosalpinx

KEY FACTS Imaging Thin-walled, distended tube; tube wall < 3 mm Convoluted or S-shaped, oval or pear-shaped, more dilated at fimbriated end Separate from uterus and ovaries Content anechoic; low-level echoes suggest acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Thin endosalpingeal folds…

Tuboovarian Abscess

KEY FACTS Terminology Spectrum of disease, including endometritis, salpingitis, tuboovarian abscess (TOA), and oophoritis You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member. Log in here