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Monday 13 February 2012

US morphology of liver metastases


US MORPHOLOGY OF LIVER METS


Hyporeflective (most common)
Breast
Lung
Lymphoma
Pancreas

Hyper-reflective
Colon
Neuroendocrine carcinoma
Renal cell
Choriocarcinoma

Target pattern (“halo”)
Most commonly lung, colon
Occurs in all others

Calcified
Common: (treated) mucinous adenocarcinoma of
colon, stomach, ovary
Rare: osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma

Cystic
Ovary, pancreas, colon
Sarcoma
Squamous cell carcinoma

Infiltrative
Breast
Lung
Pancreas
Thyroid
Malignant melanoma