Sclerosed liver hemangioma mimicking malignant tumor at MR imaging: pathologic correlation

J Magn Reson Imaging. 1994 May-Jun;4(3):506-8. doi: 10.1002/jmri.1880040344.

Abstract

This case report illustrates atypical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings in a liver hemangioma mimicking a malignant lesion--lower signal intensity than cerebrospinal fluid on T2-weighted spin-echo images and lack of early enhancement on dynamic contrast material--enhanced gradient-echo images. Pathologic analysis demonstrated nearly total replacement of the vascular cavities by dense fibrous tissue. In this rare, sclerosed form, this lesion could not be defined as a hemangioma with MR imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis
  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Gadolinium
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Organometallic Compounds

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • gadolinium 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetate
  • Gadolinium