title: Liver metastasis of a mucinous colonic carcinoma mimicking a haemangioma in T2-weighted sequences.
abstract: We report the case of a patient with a single liver metastasis of a mucinous colonic carcinoma that mimics a haemangioma in T2-weighted sequences. Although a very high T2 signal in non-cystic lesions is highly specific for the diagnostic of haemangioma, the use of gadolinium-enhancement MRI is recommended. In patients with a history of neoplasia, the diagnosis of benign liver nodules should be made with caution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Ambroise Pare, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Ile-de-France Ouest, Boulogne, Cedex, France. lacout.alexis@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lacout
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Hajjam
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Julie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lacombe
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pelage
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged