Ultrasonographic finding of hepatocellular carcinoma
10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.4.753
- Author:
Han Soo RYU
;
Seong Ku WOO
;
Jae Hoon LIM
;
Young Tae KO
;
Ho Kyun KIM
;
Soon Yong KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Ascites;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular;
Fibrosis;
Hepatomegaly;
Humans;
Incidence;
Liver;
Male;
Portal Vein;
Sex Ratio;
Splenomegaly;
Thrombosis;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1983;19(4):753-761
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
With the development of gray scale ultrasonography, detection and evaluation of hepatic parenchymal diseaseincluding space occupying lesions are easitly performed and frequently used in the world. Thirty-five cases ofhistopathologically proven and ultrasonographically suggested hepatocellular carcinoma are retrospectivelystudied. The results were as follows; 1. Ultrasonographic findings of hepatocellular carcinoma show hyperechoicpattern in 22 cases (63%), hypoechoic pattern in 2 cases (6%), and mixed pattern in 11 cases (31%). 2. The marginof tumor is ill-defined in 19 cases (54%) and well defined in 16 cases (46%). 3. The size of tumor by sonographicmeasurement was larger than 5cm in diameter in 33 cases (94%). 4. The number of tumor is solitary in 19 cases andmultiple in 16 cases. The sites of involved lobe were right lobe in 22 cases (63%), left lobe in 2 cases (6%), andboth lobes in 11 cases (31%). 5. Associated sonographic findings were hepatomegaly with focal contour change in 25cases (71%), splenomegaly in 16 cases (46%), cirrhosis of liver in 15 cases (43%), ascites in 11 cases (31%) andtumoral thrombosis in portal vein in 8 cases (23%). 6. The sex ratio is 6:1 male predominence and the age rangesfrom 32 to 76 years with highest incidence in 5th and 6th decades.
