Lesser sac hematoma as a sign of rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate lobe.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the CT findings of rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the caudate lobe of the liver. The CT scans of five cases of rupture of HCC in the caudate lobe of the liver were retrospectively reviewed and correlated with clinical records. All cases showed exophytic tumors in the caudate lobe of the liver and high-attenuation hematomas in the lesser sac on CT. A lesser sac hematoma may be a sentinel clot sign of rupture of HCC in the caudate lobe.
Iwasaki
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Department of Radiology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Miyamae, Kawasaki, Japan. yiwasaki@ndmc.ac.jp
Tani
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I
Nakajima
Y
Y
Ishikawa
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T
Umeda
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S
Kusano
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S
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed