Liver metastases in renal cell carcinoma: The vascularization pattern and the wash out phenomenon

J Clin Ultrasound. 2023 Jul-Aug;51(6):1112-1114. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23510. Epub 2023 Jun 14.

Abstract

The wash out behavior of focal liver lesions in contrast-enhanced ultrasound plays a central role in tumor classification. Besides hepatocellular carcinomas, other hypervascular tumor entities like renal cell carcinomas may also show a very late wash out, possibly caused by portal-venous tumor vessels. There is need to observe long enough in the late phase in order to classify them correctly.

Keywords: CEUS; hypervascular liver metastasis; portal-venous blood supply; renal cell cancer; wash out.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell* / diagnostic imaging
  • Contrast Media
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Contrast Media