Color Doppler findings of tumor seeding after US-guided liver tumor biopsy.
We present two cases with tumor seeding along the needle tract occurring after a large-core needle liver tumor biopsy performed at other hospitals. Color Doppler sonography showed the hypervascular nature of the lesion and increased diagnostic confidence.
Konno
K
K
First Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan,
Ishida
H
H
Hamashima
Y
Y
Komatsuda
T
T
Sato
M
M
Furuya
T
T
Asanuma
Y
Y
Masamune
O
O
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color