title: Atypical scintigraphic presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: A hepatobiliary scan was performed on a patient presenting with symptoms of acute cholecystitis. In addition to cystic duct obstruction, there was a focal area of intense uptake in the left lobe of the liver. Additional imaging studies confirmed a solid mass in the left lobe of the liver, which proved to be a hepatocellular carcinoma on surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90027.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Yee
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saul
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin