Table 2 The distribution and ultrasonic informations of extracardial lesions
From: The value of transthoracic echocardiography in the detection of extra-cardiac lesions
N | % | Disease type | Ultrasound view | Specific location | Echogenicity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lung lesions | 8 | 16.33 | Central lung cancer | Parasternal view | Pulmonary artery bifurcates near the left hilum | Hypoechoic or heterogeneous echo |
Peripheral lung cancer | Supra sternal fossa view | Lateral to the descending aorta | Hypoechoic or heterogeneous echo | |||
Metastatic sarcoma of the lung | Parasternal view | Behind the left atrial | Hypoechoic or heterogeneous echo | |||
Lymph node lesions | 14 | 28.57 | Mediastinal lymph node metastasis | Parasternal view | Lateral to pulmonary artery | hypoechoic |
Lymphoma | Parasternal view | Pericardial sinus and surrounds the heart | Hypoechoic | |||
Pericardial lesions | 5 | 10.20 | Pericardial cyst | Subxiphoid view | Lateral to right heart | Cystic echoless |
Pericardial mesothelioma | Subxiphoid view | Next to the superior vena cava | Heterogeneous echo | |||
Esophageal lesions | 15 | 30.61 | Esophageal cancer | Parasternal view apex view | Behind the left atrial | Hypoechoic or heterogeneous echo |
Hiatal hernia | Parasternal view apex view | Behind the left atrial | Heterogeneous echo | |||
Others | 7 | 14.29 | Teratoma | Parasternal view | In front of the heart | Cystic-solid echo |
Thymoma | Parasternal view | In front of the heart | Hypoechoic | |||
Lipoma | Parasternal view | Lateral to pulmonary artery | Heterogeneous echo |