Ultrasound imaging features of hepatic lymphoma
10.3877/cma.j.issn.1672-6448.2014.04.011
- VernacularTitle:肝脏淋巴瘤的超声影像分析
- Author:
Zhang, QING
;
Lv, KE
;
Wang, LIANG
;
Xia, YU
;
Tan, LI
;
Cai, SHENG
;
Dai, QING
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography;
Liver neoplasms;
Lymphoma
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Ultrasound (Electronic Edition)
2014;(4):54-58
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the sonographic characteristics and to evaluate its diagnostic value of hepatic lymphoma (HL). Methods The clinical data and abdominal sonographic ifndings of 18 consecutive patients with histological proven diagnosis of lymphoma with liver involvement were reviewed, including contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) images. Results The liver sonographic features of 18 HL were differentiated as three types including nodular, diffuse and mixed type. Nodular type showed well-deifned hypoecho lesions in 6 cases with penetrating vascular lfow signals in 2 cases and no vascular lfow signals in 6 cases by color Doppler imaging. In 3 cases by CEUS, all the hepatic focal nodulars showed variable arterial enhancement but wash-out in the portal venous and late phases. For diffuse type cases, hepatomegaly without nodule was showed in 11 cases. Vasular in liver showed normal in 8 cases and abnormal in 3 cases. For mixed type cases, hepatomegaly and multiple ill-deifned hypoechoic lesions with normal vascular in liver were showed in 1 case. Hepatosplenomegaly and abdominal lymphoadenopathies were identiifed in 11 cases. Conclusions The characteristics and the types of sonographic ifndings may be helpful in differentiating HL from other liver lesions.
