Giancarlo Gismondo Velardi, Matilde Lico, Angela Teti, Rosario Maccarone, Giuseppe Casuscelli, Letterio Militano, Ilaria Vittoria Trecroci, Maria Mendicino, Antonello Parlati, Adele De Caridi, Giuseppe Loria, Saverio Loria, Sveva Loria, Denise Gambardella, Manfredo Tedesco, Francesca Frosina, Pierluigi Falco, Francesco Loria
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a rare, heterogeneous, highly lethal tumor of the biliary tract. Due to the lack of effective treatments, an early identification of ICC is essential to achieve the best outcome in terms of therapy and prognosis aiming for a curative intent. ICC may arise on a normal liver or with an underlying liver disease, making the diagnosis more difficult and complex. Contrast-enhancement ultrasound (CEUS) is an accurate procedure able to detect ICC-specific contrast vascular pattern, and thus facilitating the correlation between radiological and histopathological findings with high specificity and sensitivity...
February 2024: Journal of Ultrasonography