COLOR-CODED DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ABDOMINAL MASSES

A man in his forties was operated on for testicular cancer on the righ t-side with subsequent radiotherapy. Two years later, another tumor wa s found on the opposite side and surgically removed, followed by polyc hemotherapy. In the follow-up period, CT scanning and ultrasound showe d large abdominal masses which were suspected to be metastases. Before initiating four cycles of chemotherapy, we checked their nature by Do ppler sonography and found them to be recently developed abdominal var ices due to an alcoholic liver cirrhosis, We were able to demonstrate that Doppler sonography can provide further information and is easy to use.