SONOGRAPHIC AND COLOR DOPPLER FINDINGS OF RUPTURE OF LIVER-TUMORS

We present six cases of ruptured liver tumor (hepatocellular carcinoma , five cases liver metastasis, one case) in which gray-scale sonograph y revealed an ascites containing constantly moving dense high-echo spo ts, leading to a high suspicion of acutely developing hemoperitoneum. Color Doppler sonography helped in detecting the rupture site by demon strating a high-velocity jet flow from it. Although four of six patien ts were dead within 3 months, detection of the rupture site by color D oppler sonography made the initial transarterial embolization therapy easy and prompt.