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01-07-2017 | Classics in Abdominal Imaging
Liver scalloping in pseudomyxoma peritonei
Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 7/2017
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Visceral scalloping, notably liver scalloping, is a common and suggestive finding of pseudomyxoma peritonei. It may help in the differentiation of mucinous ascites, as seen in pseudomyxoma peritonei (Fig. 1), from other causes of ascites (Fig. 2), such as peritoneum carcinomatosis [1‐3].
Fig. 1
Contrast-enhanced CT scan (Arterial phase) in axial (a) and coronal (b) views showing liver scalloping (yellow arrows) in pseudomyxoma peritonei
Fig. 2
Contrast-enhanced CT scan (Arterial phase) in axial (a) and coronal (b) views showing ascites in a patient with colorectal cancer with peritoneum carcinomatosis implants (red arrows) and liver metastasis (orange arrows). There is no scalloping of the liver
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