LIMITED ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMEN

LIMITED ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMEN

CLINICAL DATA:            Liver lesion.

FINDINGS:             Limited ultrasound study of right upper quadrant was performed with special attention to the liver.

There is a 2.8 x 2.8 cm hyperechoic mass involving the right lobe of the liver.

There is no ascites.

The gallbladder is normal without any evidence of a calculus or wall thickening.  Common bile duct measures 3 mm.  The visualization of the pancreas is limited.

IMPRESSION:        2.8 x 2.8 cm hyperechoic hepatic mass.  It may represent a cavernous hemangioma.  Other possibilities cannot be excluded.  Further evaluation with CAT scan study without and with contrast with hemangioma protocol is recommended.

Thank you for the referral.

XXXXXXXX, M.D.