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Liver Part 3 Flashcards

1
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4 types of malignant hepatic neoplasms

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
Fibrolamellar carcinoma
Hemangiosarcoma
Hapatic epitheliod hemangioendothelioma

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2
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One of the most common malignant tumours

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Hepatoma / HCC

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3
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Hepatoma/ HCC more common in waht gender

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Males

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4
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Causes of HCC/hepatoma (4)

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Alcoholic cirrhosis
Viral hep B&C
Fatty liver
Toxins

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5
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Clinical presentation of HCC often delayed until tumor reaches an

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Advanced stage

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6
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Symptoms of HCC (3)

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RUQ pain
Weight loss
Abdominal swelling with ascites

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7
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HCC has invasion of portal vein in ___- ___ % of cases

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30-60%

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8
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Budd chiari symptom is when

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HCC invades hepatic venous system

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9
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Sonographic appearance of HCC

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Hypoechoic, complex or hyper
Smaller nodules
May have hypoechoic halo
Necrosis and fibrosis may be seen over time

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10
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Fibrolamellar carcinoma is subtype of

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HCC

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11
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Distinguishing character of fibromellar carcinoma

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Central echogenic scar

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12
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Hemangiosarcomas are (4)

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Rare
Seen in older adults
Associated with specific carcinogens
Mis echogenicity mass

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13
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Hepatic ecpitheliod (4)

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Rare
Occurs in adults
Soft tissues, lungs and liver
Multiple hypoechoic nodules

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14
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What does neoplasm mean

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Tumour

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15
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Common primary tumors resulting in liver metastases are from

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GB 
Colon 
Stomach 
Panc 
Breast
Lung
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16
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Blood borne routes from metastic liver

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Hepatic A, portal vein

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17
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Lymphatic spread of metastic liver disease

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Stomach,
Panc
Ovary
Uterus

18
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Tumor cells from the GI tract are drain through

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Portal system to the liver

19
Q

Mets are

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Single or multifocal liver lesions with identical sonographic morphology

20
Q

Mets wit hhypoechoic halo strongly signs _______

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Malignancy

21
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Common echogenic patterns of metastic disease (7)

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Gi tract 
HCC 
vascular primaries 
Islet cell carcinoma 
Carcinoid 
Choriocarcinoma 
Renal cell carcinoma
22
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commmon Hypoechoic patterns of metastatic disease (6)

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Breast 
Lung 
Lymphoma 
Esophagus 
Stomach 
Pancreas
23
Q

Echogenic metastatic disease tends to arise from ____ or ______

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GI tract or HCC

24
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Echogenic metastatic disease is generally _____vascular

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Hypervascular

25
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Echogenic metastatic disease may mimic ________ on sonography

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Hemangioma

26
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Hypoechoic metastatic disease generally is ______vascular

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Hypovascular

27
Q

Bulls eye or target is typically seen with

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Lung cancer

28
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Bulls eye or target appearance is

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Hypoechoic peripheral halo

Nonspecific and common appearance

29
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5 calcified metastases

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Mucinous adenocarcinoma 
Osteogenic sarcoma 
Chondrosarcoma
Tetratocarcinoma 
Neuroblastoma
30
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Shadowing in the liver is most often due to

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Calcifications
Air
Stones
Fat containing legions

31
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Clean shadow is causesd by

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Calcifications

32
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Dirty shadow caused by

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Air

33
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What is the most common cause of a calcified liver tumour

A

Metastases

34
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3 cystic metastases (mets)

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Necrosis- sarcomas
Cystadenocarcinoma of ovary and panc
Mucinous carcinoma of colon

35
Q

Are cystic metastases distinguishable from simple cysts

A

Yes

36
Q

Character traits of cystic metastases (4)

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Mural nodules
Thick walls
Internal septations
Extensive necrosis

37
Q

Infiltrative mets are seen with (3)

A

Breast
Lung
Malignant melanoma

38
Q

Infiltrative metastatic disease diffuse disorganization of

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Parenchyma

39
Q

Infiltrative metastatic disease is easy or hard to seen on US

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Hard

40
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Infiltrative metastatic disease can be confused with

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Cirrhosis or fatty liver

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