title: [Evaluation of metastatic liver and adrenal involvement in the pre-therapeutic staging of non-small cell bronchial cancer].
abstract: The evaluation of infra-diaphragmatic extension to the liver and the adrenal of non oat-cells bronchogenic carcinoma, is indicated to select the patients which may be operated. Thin slices (5 mm) on the adrenals have to be performed on the initial thoracic computed tomography, as ultrasonography (US) and MRI are less accurate. The exploration of the liver by US used as first imaging modality, may induce some false negative results, with useless surgery, and may be replaced by a CT of adrenal and liver. MRI doesn't seem actually without adapted contrast agents, significatively more efficient than CT, to detect metastases of the liver or adrenals.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boudghene
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Breittmayer
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
vernacular_title: Evaluation de l'extension métastatique hépatique et surrénalienne au cours du bilan d'extension pré-thérapeutique du cancer bronchique non à petites cellules.