Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in fibro-lamellar hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report

Autor: Michel Claudon, Damien Mandry, Marie-Agnès Galloy, Aude Bressenot, Pascal Chastagner, Sophie Branchereau
Přispěvatelé: Imagerie Adaptative Diagnostique et Interventionnelle (IADI), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lorraine (UL), Service de Pathologie [CHRU Nancy], Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy (CHRU Nancy), Service d'Oncologie Pédiatrique [CHRU Nancy], Département de chirurgie pédiatrique, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital Bicêtre
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Ultraschall in der Medizin
Ultraschall in der Medizin, Georg Thieme Verlag, 2007, 28 (6), pp.547-52. ⟨10.1055/s-2007-1012500⟩
ISSN: 1438-8782
0172-4614
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012500
Popis: International audience; A case of fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, occurring in a 13 year-old girl with the characteristics of the dynamic enhancement observed during contrast-enhanced ultrasound within the tumour and within vascular extension into the portal vein is reported. The lesion showed marked hypervascularity in the early arterial and arterial phases with irregular, tortuous vessels. During the early portal phase, centripetal filling of the tumour was observed, except in an irregular area and adjacent hypo-enhancing bands, related to a central scar, on subsequent CT and MRI images. Centrifugal wash-out led to the absence of sustained enhancement during the late phase. Similar enhancement patterns were observed within the portal tumoural thrombosis, and evaluation of its extension was easy on delayed images. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is a useful diagnostic tool for the characterisation and evaluation of extension of such a rare malignant hepatic tumour.
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