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CT Demonstration of the Spontaneous Regression of a Hypervascular Lesion in Cirrhotic Liver

Abstract

In patients with liver cirrhosis, arterial phase enhancement of nodular lesions on helical-CT is currently considered to be highly predictive of malignancy. We report the spontaneous regression of a hypervascular hepatic nodule in a patient with liver cirrhosis within 7 months demonstrated by helical-CT follow-up. This suggests that tumour angiogenesis known to be an obligatory step for acquisition of mailignant properties could regress, and can be demonstrated by helical CT. Radiologists should be aware that CT detection of a hypervascular nodule in a cirrhotic liver is not always predictive of a malignant outcome.

Author

Alain Luciani, Alain Rahmouni, Hamid Achab, Didier Mathieu, Nedal Jazaerli, and Mohamed Bouanane

Contact Details

Corresponding address:
Docteur Alain Rahmouni
Service de Radiologie
Hopital Henri Mondor 51
Avenue du Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny
94010 Creteil
France

Reference

ICIS Cancer Imaging Volume 1 issue 2
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2001.001

Date Posted

1 February 2001

Open Access is provided for this article.

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