Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Spermatic Cord and Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma

Ultrasound Q. 2018 Dec;34(4):292-296. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000372.

Abstract

Liposarcoma is the most common paratesticular scrotal malignancy. Ultrasound is the conventional imaging modality for evaluating scrotal masses. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can provide complementary information by identifying distinct enhancement patterns. We present CEUS findings of 2 concurrent soft tissue masses in 1 patient: a spermatic cord well-differentiated liposarcoma and a retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma. We review the Doppler ultrasound, computed tomography, and histopathologic appearances of low- versus high-grade liposarcomas in addition to the utility of CEUS with quantitative analysis in potentially grading liposarcomas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Contrast Media*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Liposarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Spermatic Cord / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Contrast Media

Supplementary concepts

  • Retroperitoneal liposarcoma