Hepatic metastases of hemangiopericytoma: contrast-enhanced MRI, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and angiography findings.
Hemangiopericytoma is a rare and characteristically hypervascular tumour. We report a case of hepatic metastases of hemangiopericytoma for which there was correlative imaging by ultrasonography, ultrasonography with second-generation contrast agent (BR1), computed tomography, gadolinium-enhanced, Gd-BOPTA-enhanced and ferumoxides-enhanced magnetic resonance, and angiography. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in which all these modalities were used in the diagnostic evaluation.
Aliberti
Camillo
C
Department of Imaging, Delta Hospital, Lagosanto, Ferrara, Italy. aliberticam@yahoo.com
Benea
Giorgio
G
Kopf
Barbara
B
De Giorgi
Ugo
U
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003287:Contrast Media; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C064572:gadobenic acid; D008536:Meglumine