title: Venous hemangioma arising from the diaphragm: a case report of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings.
abstract: We report a rare case of diaphragmatic hemangioma with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings. A routine chest radiograph in a 75-year-old woman revealed a nodular opacity in the right lower lung field. Multidetector-row computed tomography revealed a well-circumscribed nodule arising from the diaphragm or pleura. Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of the nodule showed a pattern of gradually increasing signal intensity. On the basis of the intraoperative and histopathologic findings, venous hemangioma arising from the diaphragm was diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Rei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Terasaki
authors.forename: Kiminori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadohara
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oshita
authors.forename: Hirohisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Naofumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayabuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed