title: CT of Hepatic Sarcoidosis: Small Nodular Lesions Simulating Metastatic Disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic inflammatory disease of unknown origin. The lymphoid system and the lungs are the most commonly involved organs. The frequency of signs or symptoms of hepatic involvement is very low.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of symptomatic granulomatous liver disease secondary to sarcoidosis, mimicking a metastatic disease on ultrasonography and CT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hepatic involvement in sarcoidosis might be a perplexing diagnostic problem. The decisive CT finding with respect to the differential diagnosis was the absence of a mass effect and intact vascular architecture around the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pamukkale Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Furkan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ufuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pamukkale Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herek
keywords: Cholestasis; Liver; Multidetector Computed Tomography; Neoplasm Metastasis; Sarcoidosis