Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma in a 65-year-old woman: CT features.

A 65-year old woman with recurrent deep vein thrombosis underwent a CT scan of the upper abdomen for detection of underlying malignancy. A fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma with extrahepatic subdiaphragmatic satellite lesion was found. This uncommon tumor has distinct clinical, pathological, radiological and prognostic features and therefore it is important to distinguish it from benign liver tumors, especially FNH, and from other malignant liver tumors such as conventional HCC.

Claudication type lower limb pain in an athlete without atherosclerotic risk factors: a case of cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery.

Cystic adventitial disease (CAD) of popliteal artery is a rare cause of lower limb claudication. Since its first description in 1947 only about 323 cases have been reported in the literature. We report the case of a 45 year old man with CAD of the popliteal artery causing progressive left lower leg claudication detected by US and Doppler US and characterized with spiral CT angiography.

Optimisation of colon cleansing prior to computed tomographic colonography.

Colon preparation technique is a major determinant factor for patient compliance and polyp detection in computed tomographic colonography (CTC). The purpose of this study is to compare three different colon cleansing techniques in terms of patient discomfort, sensitivity and specificity. The following colon cleansing methods were compared in 20 patients each: 1.