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- Title
The Value of Ultrasound for Differentiating Trichilemmal Cysts From Epidermoid Cysts.
- Authors
Ren, Wei‐Wei; Wu, Ling; Wang, Qiao; Shan, Dan‐Dan; Wang, Li‐Fan; Chen, Zi‐Tong; Li, Liang; Sun, Li‐Ping; Guo, Le‐Hang; Xu, Hui‐Xiong
- Abstract
Objectives: This study was aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasound (US) in differentiating trichilemmal cysts (TCs) from epidermoid cysts (ECs). Methods: Based on clinical and ultrasound features, a prediction model was established and validated. 164 cysts in the pilot cohort and another 69 in the validation cohort diagnosed with TCs or ECs histopathologically were evaluated. The same radiologist performed all ultrasound examinations. Results: For clinic features, TCs tended to occur in females compared with ECs (66.7 vs 28.5%; P <.001). In addition, TCs were prone to occur in the hairy area compared with ECs (77.8 vs 13.1%; P <.001). For ultrasound features, the internal hyperechogenicity and cystic change were more likely to appear in TCs in comparison with ECs (92.6 vs 25.5%; P <.001; 70.4 vs 23.4%; P <.001, respectively). Upon the features mentioned above, a prediction model was established with the areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves of 0.936 and 0.864 in the pilot and validation cohorts, respectively. Conclusions: US is promising for differentiating TCs from ECs and is valuable for their clinical management.
- Subjects
EPIDERMAL cyst; RECEIVER operating characteristic curves; DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging; ULTRASONIC imaging
- Publication
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2023, Vol 42, Issue 9, p1941
- ISSN
0278-4297
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jum.16211