title: [Liver metastases of mucinous colorectal carcinoma: clinico-radiological study of six cases].
abstract: Clinico-radiological study was attempted in 6 cases of liver metastases from mucinous colo-rectal carcinoma. On plain Computed Tomography (CT) scans (n = 6), tumors were demonstrated as a low density area in 83% and its margin was unclear and irregular in all cases. On enhanced CT scans (n = 6), marginal enhancement of the lesion was recognized in 50%, while neither internal enhancement nor peripheral low density area as commonly seen in metastatic adenocarcinoma was revealed. Ultrasonography (US) (n = 5) showed homogeneous echogenic mass in all lesions and angiography (n = 4) did hypovascular mass with displacement above. For differential diagnosis of mucinous carcinoma from adenocarcinoma metastasized from colo-rectal cancer, integrated diagnosis using CT and US is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takayasu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography