liver metastases

• 2nd most common metastatic site (after regional lymph nodes)
• 20 X greater incidence than primary carcinoma

• organs of origin:
  • colon
  • stomach
  • pancreas
  • breast
  • lung

• calcified liver metastases
• hypervascular liver metastases
• cystic liver metastases
• liver metastases: ultrasound imaging

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18