Hepatic mass in Budd-Chiari syndrome: CT and MRI findings.
We describe a case of Budd-Chiari syndrome, secondary to a hypercoagulable state, which produced a mass lesion on computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. The mass simulated a tumor, but proved to be an area of hemorrhagic necrosis upon biopsy. The finding of a space occupying lesion may not always indicate a tumor in a patient with the Budd-Chiari syndrome. The causes, pathologic changes, and radiologic findings of Budd-Chiari syndrome are discussed.
Shapiro
R S
RS
Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, City University of New York, NY 10029-6574.
Maldjian
J A
JA
Stancato-Pasik
A
A
Ramos
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009336:Necrosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed