title: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) appearance of hepatic myelolipoma.
abstract: The case report is a description of a single case of hepatic myelolipoma, a very rare benign hepatic tumor, evaluated with contrast sonography, in a 72-year-old female. It was previously reported as hyperechoic lesions at sonography. CEUS features of the lesion were: homogeneous hyperenhancement in the arterial phase and a slight hyperenhancement in the portal venous phase typical of benign tumors. The case report shows CEUS may help in differential diagnosis between benign and malignant lesions, but only the biopsy of the tumor and the pathological evaluation allows the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menozzi
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, San Sebastiano Hospital, Correggio, Italy.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maccabruni
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marini
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Froio
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garlassi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018209:Myelolipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010743:Phospholipids; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D010743:Phospholipids; C420843:contrast agent BR1; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride
keywords: Contrast; Liver; Myelolipoma; Ultrasound