Ultrasonographic patterns of hepatic lymphoma.

Abstract

The hepatic sonograms of 443 patients with lymphoma were reviewed. Of these patients, 357 had non-Hodgkin lymphoma, while 86 had Hodgkin disease. Sonography was able to detect disease in 5.2% of the total patient population. Disease was found in 5.8% of Hodgkin patients and 5.0% of non-Hodgkin patients. The various sonographic patterns of disease are described. Hypoechoic and diffuse disease were seen in both types of lymphoma, while target and echogenic lesions were only seen in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.