An interesting hepatic mass: splenosis mimicking a hepatocellular carcinoma (2003:9b).
We report a splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with chronic liver disease. Knowledge of these imaging findings, including helical CT, angiography, CT hepatic arteriogram, CT arterioportogram, and iodized-oil CT, may obviate unnecessary surgery.
Kim
Kyeong Ah
KA
Department of Radiology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul.
Park
Cheol Min
CM
Kim
Chul Hwan
CH
Choi
Sang Yong
SY
Park
Sang Woo
SW
Kang
Eun-Young
EY
Seol
Hae Young
HY
Cha
In Ho
IH
D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D017890:Splenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography