A case of solitary necrotic nodule of the liver with acute liver dysfunction: The imaging appearance correlated with pathological findings.
A 22-year-old woman was admitted to this institution because of severe liver dysfunction that looked like acute hepatitis. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a liver mass 20 mm in diameter that resembled the bull's-eye sign. Enhanced CT revealed a low-density mass. The mass was hypointense in T1-weighted MRI images and slightly hyperintense in T2-weighted MRI images. Needle biopsy of the liver under ultrasound guidance led to a diagnosis of solitary necrotic nodule of the liver. The tumor consisted of coagulation necrosis surrounded by fibrotic tissue. These pathologic features were consistent with the Imaging findings.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Yoko
Y
Endo
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Hiroshi
H
Hikita
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Akihiko
A
Hamada
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Keisuke
K
Oe
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Ayao
A
Torii
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Haruhiro
H
Nishikawa
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Jiro
J
Ochi
Clinical Laboratory, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Yumiko
Y
Mori
Clinical Laboratory, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Yumiko
Y
Aoki
Department of Pathology, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, 17 Yamada-Hiraocho, Nishikyoku, 615-8256, Kyoto, Japan.
Takaki
T
Sakurai
inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver; needle biopsy; solitary necrotic nodule