TY - JOUR
T1 - Thoracic metastases from primary hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies
T2 - Predictable patterns of metastatic spread
AU - Holwerda, Ross A.
AU - Walker, Christopher M.
AU - Rosado-De-Christenson, Melissa L.
AU - Martínez-Jiménez, Santiago
AU - Kunin, Jeffrey R.
AU - Pettavel, Paul P.
AU - Betancourt, Sonia L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/10/20
Y1 - 2015/10/20
N2 - This article reviews common and uncommon patterns of thoracic metastatic disease in primary hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies that are often overlooked or improperly diagnosed because of atypical location or imaging appearance. An understanding of the pathophysiology and routes of tumor spread AIDS in tailoring a search pattern allowing for more accurate evaluation of disease activity.
AB - This article reviews common and uncommon patterns of thoracic metastatic disease in primary hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies that are often overlooked or improperly diagnosed because of atypical location or imaging appearance. An understanding of the pathophysiology and routes of tumor spread AIDS in tailoring a search pattern allowing for more accurate evaluation of disease activity.
KW - Hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies
KW - Lymphatic drainage
KW - Thoracic metastases
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84944936998&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84944936998&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000189
DO - 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000189
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26488210
AN - SCOPUS:84944936998
SN - 0883-5993
VL - 30
SP - W82-W91
JO - Journal of Thoracic Imaging
JF - Journal of Thoracic Imaging
IS - 6
ER -