[Ultrasound diagnosis of the involvement of retroperitoneal and abdominal lymph nodes in Hodgkin's disease].

Ultrasonography and lymphography have been carried out in 238 patients with Hodgkin's disease to define the stage, recurrences and evaluate the efficiency of treatment. In 35 cases the results have been verified by morphologic study of lymph nodes removed during laparotomies. The results of ultrasonic study demonstrate involvement of lymph nodes of the spleen hilum, liver and other abdominal nodes found in 14 out of 115 untreated patients. The involvement of the nodes below the diaphragm has been found in 39 patients out of 123, subjected to different treatments. The significance of the technique in evaluating treatment efficiency, diagnosing recurrences and progression of the process has been shown.