title: Atypical cavernous hemangioma of the liver.
abstract: Among 123 cases of hepatic cavernous hemangioma examined by CT, MRI, and/or angiography, four were considered atypical from the viewpoint of differential diagnosis on individual modalities: two cases of nonenhanced tumor, one of diffuse, homogeneous staining and rapid disappearance associated with arterioportal shunt on dynamic CT and/or angiography, and one with a large, internal, high-intensity area on MRI. Although hepatic cavernous hemangiomas are usually accurately diagnosed by the various imaging modalities, some show atypical features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtomo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kokubo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanioka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yashiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed