Syed Mehdi Raza Rizvi, Nasir Iqbal, Azhar Naseem, Asif Raza.
Evaluation of liver masses on CT-scan.
Professional Med J Jan ;13(3):431-4.

Objective: To evaluate liver masses on CT-Scan. Study design: A retrospective study. Place & duration of study: This study was carried out in the deptt. of Radiology, Allied Hospital / PMC Faisalabad from 2004 to 2005. Material & Method: Retrospectively reviewed the case records of 120 patients who underwent CT-Scan from Jan. 2004 to Dec. 2005. All of the patients had one or more of the signs & symptoms of jaundice, persistent pain epigastrium, right upper quadrant pain of vague to moderate intensity, weight loss, & asthenia. Most of them had a mass & or hepatosplenomegaly on palpation. Result: Ultrasound was used as a screening test for suspicious hepatic tumors. CT was found to be the mainstay and the imaging modality of first choice in the diagnosis of hepatic malignancies. 61.6% had primary liver neoplasia, 16.7% had mets from stomach, colorectal, breast, bronchus, ovaries, lymphoma, 8.3% had liver abscesses, 5% had focal nodular hyperplasia, 5% had simple cysts, & 3.3% had hemangiomas. Conclusion: Computed Tomography (CT) allows more accurate detection & characterization of focal hepatic lesions.

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