title: Evaluation of hyperechoic liver tumors in MHTS.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) shares only a small proportion of hyperechoic liver tumors detected in MHTS and mimics hemangioma on ultrasonography (US). The precise diagnosis of HCC is hence difficult in MHTS, but presence or absence of underlying chronic liver disease and serum alfa-fetoprotein (AFP) titer might provide useful informations.
authors.affiliation: Otemae Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fukada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katagiri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins