Evaluation of liver metastases pattern Using Ultrasound

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the ultrasound patterns of liver metastases in affected patients. Abdominal ultrasound collected from all patients referred to radiation isotope center of Khartoum and some clinical data were collected from the request forms in period between October 2015 to January 2016. This study included 65 patients. The age range of patients was between 21-89 years.. Females were 41 patients, while males were 24 patients. The number of lesions were found multiple in 53.5%, single in 44.6% and diffuse 1.5%. The detected metastases were categorized into solid in( 32.3%), cystic in (55.4%), mixed solid and cystic in (10.8%) and calcified in(1.5%). The sonographic pattern of detected metastases were categorized into (63.1%) had hypo echoic lesions, (26.2%) had hyper echoic lesions , (6.2%) had infiltrative and(4.6%) had halo lesion. The result shows the commonest primary tumors that give liver metastases are breast tumors fallowed by GIT cancers The majority of the liver metastases are multiple, The consistency of liver metastases are predominantly cystic lesions and pattern of liver metastases are hypo echoic and more common from breast cancer, The hyper echoic liver metastases are more common from colonic cancer fallowed by mandible and lung carcinoma and Small percentage of metastases are solid