To investigate the differential features between intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).
Methods:
The serum tumor maker
conventional ultrasound and CEUS images of 50 ICC lesions and 45 IPT lesions were analyzed
and the the differential diagnostic features of them were discussed.
Results:
There were significant differences in the increase o
f carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) between the two groups (
P
<0.05). The conventional ultrasound features
including homogeneity of internal echo
blood flow signal and biliary dilatation
were statistically significant between the two groups (
P
<0.05). Enhanced contrast dynamic mode
rapid hyperenhancement in the arterial phase and rapid wash out was significant differences between the two groups (
P
<0.05). There were three modes of enhancement in the arterial phase of lesions: peripheral ring enhancement
global heterogeneous enhancement and global homogeneous enhancement
and the difference in enhancement modes between the two groups was statistically significant (
P
<0.05).
Conclusion:
CEUS can provide more information for differential diagnosis of ICC and IPT lesions