title: Focal involvement of malignant lymphoma in the liver.
abstract: In this study the sonographic findings of 30 patients with hepatic lymphoma have been reviewed. Lesions have been confirmed by autopsy (n = 1), laparatomy (n = 1), sonographically guided biopsy (n = 15), and during long-term follow-up (n = 13). Ten patients had Hodgkin's disease (HD) and 20 non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). Focal lesions, less than 3 cm in diameter, were seen in 20 patients. The remaining ten cases presented large-nodule transformation of the parenchymal texture. All lesions were predominantly hypoechoic with a halo sign in two cases. No diffuse involvement of the liver was observed, and no correlation between histological lymphoma subtyping and patterns of hepatic infiltration was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Philipps-Universität, School of Medicine, Marburg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Görg
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Schwerk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Görg
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Havemann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography