Calcification of Liver Metastases in a Colon Cancer Patient Following Chemotherapy with 5-Fluorouracil : A Case Report

Calcification within the lesion of liver metastases is a well-known phenomenon. It occurs in 12-27% of hepatic colorectal metastases, but its clinical significance and its influence on prognosis are controversial. The calcification is either produced by the tumor itself or represents dystrophic calcification secondary to necrosis and/or haemorrhage within the tumor before or during chemotherapy. We here present the image findings of a case of colon cancer with liver metastases which calcified following 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy.