title: Solitary necrotic nodule of the liver: radiologic-pathologic correlation in a case with unusual imaging features.
abstract: Solitary necrotic nodule of the liver (SNNL) is rare. Generally thought to be nonmalignant, it is often mistaken for malignancy based on imaging findings alone. We present a case of a hepatitis B carrier who was found to have a new sonographically detected hepatic lesion. The lesion was further evaluated with CT and MRI, and as appearances were suggestive of a hypovascular hepatoma, the lesion was surgically resected. This case is unique in that while it demonstrates several characteristic features of SNNL, several other imaging and histological features have not been previously described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore, 529889, Singapore. wongkangmin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kang Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Timothy Kwang Yong
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: Wee Teng
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Poh
authors.forename: Ranu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taneja
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed