Liver scanning in the pro-operative evaluation of the patients with gynecological malignancies
Sostre, S.; Prokop, E.K.; Wagner, H.N.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 72(11): 578-582
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 6938206 Document Number: 700037
Liver scans (LS) [134] of patients with known gynecological malignancies were reviewed. Results were compared with liver function tests (LFT) to evaluate the relative value of these 2 parameters in the evaluation of possible liver involvement in these patients. The LS is believed to be more specific than LFT in predicting liver involvement by metastases. The LS can separate patients with focal defects from those with non-malignant liver disease in the group of patients with abnormal LFT. The LS can also detect a small fraction of patients (3%) with possible focal liver disease that have normal LFT and otherwise no indication of hepatic involvement.