Ultrasound Appearance of Liver Metastases
Hypoechoic:
lung adenocarcinoma
breast cancer
pancreatic adenocarcinoma
lymphoma
nasopharyngeal carcinomas
Hyperechoic:
colorectal mucinous adenocarcinoma
renal cell carcinoma
choriocarcinoma
gastric adenocarcinoma
Kaposi sarcoma
carcinoid (neuroendocrine)
pancreatic islet cell tumours (neuroendocrine)
Peripheral hypoechoic halo:
lung adenocarcinoma
breast adenocarcinoma
colorectal
pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Calcified:
colorectal mucinous adenocarcinoma
stomach mucinous adenocarcinoma
pancreatic mutinous adenocarcinoma
ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
neuroblastoma
leiomyosarcoma
pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
medullary thyroid carcinoma
melanoma
sarcoma
renal cell carcinoma
Cystic:
squamous cell carcinoma
carcinoid
colorectal mucinous adenocarcinoma
stomach mucinous adenocarcinoma
pancreatic mutinous adenocarcinoma
ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma