TITLE:
CT-Scan Findings of Hepatic Mass Patients Attending at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
AUTHORS:
Wahida Begum, Nazrul Islam, Mahbuba Begum, Shayma Sultana, Md. Abdullah Yusuf, Khondker Shaheed Hussain, Sabina Jesmin
KEYWORDS:
Hepatic Mass, CT-Scan, Hepatomegaly, Calcification, Hypodensity
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Radiology,
Vol.6 No.1,
March
29,
2016
ABSTRACT: Background: CT-scan is a very useful diagnostic tool for the detection of hepatic mass. Objective: The present study was undertaken to determine the CT-scan findings of benign and malignant hepatic mass patients. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study conducted in Radiology and Imaging Department at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), Mymensingh; Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dhaka and Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka with the collaboration of Pathology Department of the same institute for histopathological confirmation. This study was carried out from January 2006 to December 2007 for a period of 2 years. The patients who were clinically suspected of having hepatic mass attended in the Radiology and Imaging Department in the above mentioned institutes were included as study population. All the CT-scan findings were recorded. Result: A total number of 50 patients were enrolled for this study. CT-scan was done among 40 males and 10 females with a mean age of 51.28 years old. Hypodensity was found in 17 (60.7%) and 18 (81.8%) cases in malignant and benign hepatic lesions respectively. Ill-defined margin was detected in 12 (42.9%) and 6 (27.3%) cases respectively. Calcification was present on 11 (39.3%) malignant lesion and 6 (27.3%) benign lesions. Pressure effect on biliary apparatus was found in 11 (39.3%) malignant lesions and 1 (4.5%) benign lesions (p