KEY FACTS Terminology Rare, malignant or premalignant, unilocular or multilocular cystic tumor Almost always solitary, in middle-aged women You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a…
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KEY FACTS Imaging Patients with chronic liver disease must be in surveillance program (clinical & imaging) Small, curable hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) can be diagnosed by CT & MR Criteria for HCC are often specific enough to guide therapy without tissue…
KEY FACTS Terminology Heterogeneous group of lesions occurring in liver and bile ducts (among other organs) characterized by fibroblastic and myofibroblastic proliferation with inflammatory infiltrate You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited…
KEY FACTS Terminology Benign mesenchymal tumor containing variable amounts of smooth muscle (myoid), fat (lipoid), and proliferating blood vessel (angioid) components You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If…
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KEY FACTS Imaging Key features (not always present): Hypervascular, fat-containing, hemorrhagic, encapsulated MR shows some elements better than CT (lipid & hemorrhage) T1WI: Mass: Heterogeneous signal intensity – Increased signal intensity (due to fat or recent hemorrhage) – Decreased signal…
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