Magnetic resonance imaging of a small vessel hepatic hemangioma in a cirrhotic patient with histopathologic correlation.
The authors report and discuss a rare case of a small vessel hepatic hemangioma in a 59-year-old patient with liver cirrhosis, which was pre-procedurally characterized as indeterminate due to atypical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features. This manuscript reviews the MRI features with pathologic correlation, emphasizes the importance of accurate characterization of liver lesions, and discusses the role of biopsy. We believe this is the first reported case of a small vessel hemangioma in liver cirrhosis with imaging and histopathologic correlation.
Department of Radiology, Body MRI, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029. Electronic address: sara.lewis@mountsinai.org.
Sara
S
Lewis
Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029.
Badr
B
Aljarallah
Division of Liver Pathology, The Lillian and Henry Stratton - Hans Popper, Department of Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029.
Anshu
A
Trivedi
Division of Liver Pathology, The Lillian and Henry Stratton - Hans Popper, Department of Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029.
Swan N
SN
Thung
D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged
Cirrhosis; Indeterminate liver lesion; MRI; Small vessel hepatic hemangioma