Journal article
Transvaginal sonography as an adjunct to endorectal sonography in the staging of rectal cancer in women.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the staging of rectal cancer in women.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty women with rectal tumors underwent TVS. Forty-five of the 60 women also underwent endorectal sonography. Forty-nine of the women had rectal carcinoma; nine, tubulovillous adenoma; and two, gastrointestinal stromal tumor confirmed at surgical pathologic examination (n = 41) …
Authors
Dhamanaskar KP; Thurston W; Wilson SR
Journal
American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol. 187, No. 1, pp. 90–98
Publisher
American Roentgen Ray Society
Publication Date
7 2006
DOI
10.2214/ajr.04.1363
ISSN
0361-803X