title: Direct and indirect imaging features of adrenohepatic fusion.
abstract: It is difficult to make a correct diagnosis when a lesion arising from adrenohepatic fusion occurs. Also, the anatomical characteristics may lead to various radiological features so that it is frequent to under- or over-treat a lesion from adrenohepatic fusion. Adrenohepatic fusion is characterized by the close intermixture of hepatocytes and adrenocortical cells with rare or no formation of a peri-adrenal capsule. The purpose of this clinical perspective was to describe the direct and indirect imaging features of adrenohepatic fusion and show their clinical implications for patient care.
authors: Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, 135-710, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jung Jae
authors: JJ
authors: Park
authors: Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, 135-710, Republic of Korea. rapark@skku.edu.
authors: Byung Kwan
authors: BK
authors: Park
authors: Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, 135-710, Republic of Korea.
authors: Chan Kyo
authors: CK
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Adrenocortex; Adrenocortical tumor; Fusion; Hepatic tumor; Hepatocyte