title: An unusual liver mass: primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver : CT and MRI findings and literature review.
abstract: Primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver is extremely rare, and radiologic features have been defined in only one case. We present radiologic findings of two cases which are pathologically proven as primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver. Malignant mesothelioma of the liver may be included in a differential diagnosis list if there is a heterogeneous, hemorrhagic and necrotic lesion in the liver, with peripheral serpiginous vascular structures and increasing septal enhancement in post-contrast images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey, asli_serter@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serter
authors.forename: Nur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buyukpinarbasili
authors.forename: Oguzhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karatepe
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kocakoc
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media