title: Color Doppler findings of tumor seeding after US-guided liver tumor biopsy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan,
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamashima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komatsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asanuma
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Masamune
mesh_terms: 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