Objectives
To evaluate the role of Doppler ultrasound (DUS) in the characterization of superficial soft tissue lesions using histopathological examination as a gold standard.
Patients and methods
Forty patients, mean age 37.43 ± 16.9 years complaining of superficial soft tissue swelling in any region of the body were prospectively included. Gray scale evaluation was performed and then color Doppler interrogation was applied to evaluate its vascularity and finally spectral Doppler analysis. DUS findings were subjected to histopathologic correlation.
Results
Five malignant and 35 benign lesions were histopathologically diagnosed. There was strong agreement (K = 0.89) between DUS impression and histopathological diagnosis (P < 0.001).
Conclusions
DUS can characterize the nature of superficial soft tissue lesions and discriminate benign from malignant.