title: Primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver: MR imaging findings.
abstract: We report the MR imaging findings of a primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver arising from Glisson's capsule. A 54-year-old woman, presenting with acute abdominal pain and a large liver mass previously shown on CT, underwent MR imaging to characterize the lesion. The tumor was a greater than 12 cm tumor located in the right lobe of the liver, which was sharply marginated, with heterogeneous internal signal, septations and central necrosis. The tumor was considered a hepatocellular carcinoma. The diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma was established by immunohistochemical staining and electron microscopy of the resected tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7510, USA.
authors.forename: Polytimi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leonardou
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Semelka
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
authors.forename: Larissa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Woosley
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged