Angiography of small hepatocellular carcinomas: analysis of 105 resected tumors.
One hundred five hepatocellular carcinomas less than 5 cm in diameter were resected in 75 patients. The tumors were studied with respect to their detection rate by angiography and their angiographic features. Angiography identified 86 (82%) of the 105 lesions, missing 19 (18%). The findings included tumor vessels (70%) and tumor staining (76%). Pathologic analysis of the 19 undetected lesions showed that 74% of them were smaller than 2 cm in diameter and that they were well-differentiated carcinomas. Forty percent of 100 lesions were in the anterosuperior subsegment of the right lobe.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed