title: Hepatic granuloma with progressive calcification: CT appearance.
abstract: Calcification in the liver is uncommon but not rare in clinical practice, and may be caused by many pathological conditions. We report a patient with hepatic mass on abdominal sonogram and CT scan. The mass was shown as a hypoechoic lesion on abdominal sonogram and as a well-marginated hypodense mass on pre- and postcontrast CT. Inflammatory granuloma was diagnosed by pathological examination following percutaneous needle biopsy. A follow-up precontrast CT scan was performed 22 months after the initial examination, and the hepatic granuloma could be the cause of hepatic parenchymal calcification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akimoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takashima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed