Hepatic metastases of hemangiopericytoma: contrast-enhanced MRI, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and angiography findings

Cancer Imaging. 2006 Jun 8;6(1):56-9. doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2006.0011.

Abstract

Hemangiopericytoma is a rare and characteristically hypervascular tumour. We report a case of hepatic metastases of hemangiopericytoma for which there was correlative imaging by ultrasonography, ultrasonography with second-generation contrast agent (BR1), computed tomography, gadolinium-enhanced, Gd-BOPTA-enhanced and ferumoxides-enhanced magnetic resonance, and angiography. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in which all these modalities were used in the diagnostic evaluation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Angiography / methods*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Contrast Media*
  • Hemangiopericytoma / blood supply
  • Hemangiopericytoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangiopericytoma / pathology
  • Hemangiopericytoma / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Meglumine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Middle Aged
  • Organometallic Compounds*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, Spiral Computed*
  • Ultrasonography / methods*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • gadobenic acid
  • Meglumine