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Hepatic adenomatosis: MR imaging features.

Authors :
De Kock I
Mortelé KJ
Smet B
Gillardin P
Pauwels W
De Backer AI
Source :
JBR-BTR : organe de la Societe royale belge de radiologie (SRBR) = orgaan van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Radiologie (KBVR) [JBR-BTR] 2014 Mar-Apr; Vol. 97 (2), pp. 105-8.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Hepatocellular adenomas are rare benign liver neoplasms that commonly occur in women with a history of oral contraceptives intake for more than 2 years. Hepatic adenomatosis is characterized by the presence of multiple adenomas, arbitrarily > than 10, involving both lobes of the liver, without any history of steroid therapy or glycogen storage disease. Although the adenomas in liver adenomatosis are histologically similar to other adenomas, liver adenomatosis appears to be a separate clinical entity. Adenomas in hepatic adenomatosis may be of the inflammatory, hepatocyte nuclear factor 1alpha-mutated, or beta-catenin-mutated subtype, and accordingly show variable imaging appearances. Hepatic adenomatosis carries the risk of impaired liver function, hemorrhage and malignant degeneration. We report a case with the inflammatory subtype of hepatic adenomatosis in a 39-year-old woman with liver steatosis. The magnetic resonance imaging features using extracellular gadolinium chelates and hepatocyte-targeted contrast agents are described.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0302-7430
Volume :
97
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
JBR-BTR : organe de la Societe royale belge de radiologie (SRBR) = orgaan van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Radiologie (KBVR)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25073243
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.25