Hepatic tumors: Pitfalls in diagnostic imaging

Giulia Grazzini; Diletta Cozzi; Federica Flammia; Roberta Grassi; Andrea Agostini; Maria Paola Belfiore; Alessandra Borgheresi; Maria Antonietta Mazzei; Chiara Floridi; Gianpaolo Carrafiello; Andrea Giovagnoni; Silvia Pradella; Vittorio Miele

doi:10.23750/abm.v91i8-S.9969

Hepatic tumors: Pitfalls in diagnostic imaging

Giulia Grazzini, Diletta Cozzi, Federica Flammia, Roberta Grassi, Andrea Agostini, Maria Paola Belfiore, Alessandra Borgheresi, Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Chiara Floridi, Gianpaolo Carrafiello, Andrea Giovagnoni, Silvia Pradella, Vittorio Miele

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On computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hepatocellular tumors are characterized based on typical imaging findings. However, hepatocellular adenoma, focal nodular hyper-plasia, and hepatocellular carcinoma can show uncommon appearances at CT and MRI, which may lead to diagnostic challenges. When assessing focal hepatic lesions, radiologists need to be aware of these atypical imaging findings to avoid misdiagnoses that can alter the management plan. The purpose of this review is to illustrate a variety of pitfalls and atypical features of hepatocellular tumors that can lead to misinterpretations providing specific clues to the correct diagnoses. (www.actabiomedica.it).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-17
Number of pages	9
Journal	Acta Biomedica
Volume	91
Issue number	8-S
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i8-S.9969
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

CT
Focal nodular hyperplasia
Hepatocel-lular carcinoma
Hepatocellular adenoma
Hepatocellular tumors
MRI

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Medicine(all)

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