Computed tomography of necrotic hepatic metastases.
Seven patients with necrotic liver metastases were evaluated by computed tomography. The metastases demonstrated low attenuation areas varying from a small central portion to the entire lesion. Other findings included mural nodules and fluid-fluid levels. Possible etiologies for necrotic metastases are presented and their differential diagnosis is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed