An interesting hepatic mass: splenosis mimicking a hepatocellular carcinoma (2003:9b)

Kyeong Ah Kim; Cheol Min Park; Chul Hwan Kim; Sang Yong Choi; Sang Woo Park; Eun-Young Kang; Hae Young Seol; In Ho Cha

doi:10.1007/s00330-003-1978-5

An interesting hepatic mass: splenosis mimicking a hepatocellular carcinoma (2003:9b)

Eur Radiol. 2003 Dec;13(12):2713-5. doi: 10.1007/s00330-003-1978-5.

Authors

Kyeong Ah Kim¹, Cheol Min Park, Chul Hwan Kim, Sang Yong Choi, Sang Woo Park, Eun-Young Kang, Hae Young Seol, In Ho Cha

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul.

PMID: 14705605
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-1978-5

Abstract

We report a splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with chronic liver disease. Knowledge of these imaging findings, including helical CT, angiography, CT hepatic arteriogram, CT arterioportogram, and iodized-oil CT, may obviate unnecessary surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis
Chronic Disease
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Liver / diagnostic imaging*
Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
Male
Splenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Splenosis / surgery
Tomography, Spiral Computed
Ultrasonography