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Background To analyse clinical characteristics and computer tomography (CT) findings of hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (HEH) and to determine differential features compared with liver metastasis (LM). Methods This retrospective study included 80 patients with histopathologically confirmed HEH ( n  = 20) and LM ( n  = 60) of different primary tumours who underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced CT scans. CT findings included the location, contour, size, number, margin, and density of lesions, the patterns and degree of contrast enhancement of lesions, vascular invasion and changes in other organs. The enhancement ratio (ER) and tumour-to-normal parenchyma ratio (TNR) were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic curves (ROCs) were used to determine areas under the curve (AUCs). Results About 65% of HEH lesions were located in submarginal areas. Significant differences were observed between HEH and LM patients in age, sex, and tumour marker positivity ( p  &lt; 0.05). HEH showed minimal to slight enhancement, thin ring-like enhancement in arterial phase, and slight, homogeneous, progressive enhancement in the portal phase. HEH presented capsule retraction, and the “target” sign and the “lollipop” sign were significantly more frequent than in LM ( p  &lt; 0.05). The ER and TNR in the arterial phase of HEH were lower than those of LM ( p  &lt; 0.05). AUCs of ER and TNR in the arterial phase were 0.74 and 0.73, respectively. Conclusion Lesions in subcapsular locations, capsular retraction, slight and thin ring-like enhancement, “target” and “lollipop” signs and lower ER and TNR in the arterial phase may represent important features of HEH compared with LM.

Clinical characteristics and CT features of hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma and comparison with those of liver metastases