title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma with dense lipiodol uptake.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the liver is a very rare lesion that has radiologic similarity with malignant liver tumor. Differential diagnosis of IMT from a malignant lesion of the liver is very important because surgical resection is not mandatory for IMT. Lipiodol computed tomography is a very sensitive and specific diagnostic tool for hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC). Herein, we describe a case of IMT that had dense lipiodol uptake in the tumor and mimicked HCC. To our knowledge, previously, only one case of IMT with dense lipiodol retention has been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Woo Yong
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeo Goo
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Byungmo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hye Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ho Kyun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Lipiodol CT; Liver
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