Color Doppler Sonography in the Evaluation of Superficial Lymphomatous Lymph Nodes

Abstract

The presence of peripheric subcapsular vessels, which is typical of metastasis, is definitely rare in lymphoma (with the possible exception of the uncommon subtypes of high-grade lymphomas). The differential diagnosis between lymphoma and lymphadenitis is frequently impossible on the basis of sonographic and color Doppler patterns alone; therefore, clinical evaluation and biopsy are generally mandatory.