Nonvisualization of the left lobe of the liver due to atrophy or aplasia.
Aplasia or atrophy of the left lobe of the liver may result in a liver scan appearance easily misinterpreted as showing evidence of tumor involvement. Three illustrative cases of the phenomenon are presented.
D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging