This retrospective analysis identifies hepatic lesion size as a key feature to differentiate HCC from liver metastasis, suggesting enhanced diagnostic accuracy.
Key Points
The central aim is to evaluate the role of hepatic lesion size in distinguishing hepatocellular carcinoma from liver metastasis.
Retrospective analysis of a patient database from August 2006 to September 2010.
Included 13 different radiological features for diagnosis.
Sample comprised patients diagnosed with HCC or liver metastasis.
33 patients (37.1%) had HCC, 56 patients (62.9%) had liver metastasis.
A hepatic lesion size greater than 53mm was significantly associated with HCC (P=0.0001).
The calculated sensitivity for the 53mm cutoff was 75%, and specificity was 89.7%.