Lymphangiogenesis, the formation of new lymphatic vessels, has become a new research frontier. There is a crucial need for noninvasive methods to evaluate lymphangiogenesis in situ. However, to the best of our knowledge, lymphosonography about the tumour lymphangiogenesis with percutaneous hepatic injection of ultrasound contrast material was not reported before. A research article published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this problem.