[The diagnosis of hepatic metastases (author's transl)].

The report deals with 404 patients suffering from hepatic metastases. Average age is 62,2 years. The primary tumour was situated in the stomach in 43,8%, followed by extrahepatic bile ducts or the gallbladder, rectum, pancreas and colon. Hepatomegaly is the most frequent symptom. 72,2% of all patients had a positive liver-scan, 78% a pathological bromsulfalein test.