[Peliosis hepatis: report of one case].
Peliosis hepatis is a rare vascular condition of the liver characterized by the presence of cystic blood-fi lled cavities distributed randomly throughout the liver parenchyma. We report a 46 year old female, with dyspepsia. An abdominal Doppler ultrasound showed a hyper vascularized solid liver nodule of 5 cm diameter. Magnetic resonance imaging and CT scan showed the same hyper vascularized nodule. With the possible diagnoses of primary hepatocellular carcinoma or focal nodular hyperplasia, the patient was subjected to an excision of hepatic segment VI, where the nodule was located. The pathological diagnosis of the surgical piece was a peliosis hepatis.
Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Clínico de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile, Chile. mradiologia@gmail.com
Roberto
R
Miranda
Juan
J
Stambuk
María Teresa
MT
Vial
Andrés
A
Miranda
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010382:Peliosis Hepatis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color