Intrahepatic extramedullary hematopoiesis mimicking a hypervascular hepatic neoplasm on dynamic- and SPIO-enhanced MRI

Korean J Radiol. 2008 Jul;9 Suppl(Suppl):S34-8. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.s.s34.

Abstract

We present a rare case of a focal intrahepatic extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) that mimicked a hypervascular hepatic neoplasm in a 33-year-old woman with idiopathic myelofibrosis. The lesion showed homogeneous and persistent enhancement on both contrast-enhanced CT and gadolinium-enhanced dynamic MR imaging. The lesion did not demonstrate an apparent signal drop on a T2-weighted sequence following administration of a superparamagnetic iron-oxide agent (SHU 555A). A hepatocellular adenoma was the initial radiological diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a histopathologically proven intrahepatic EMH evaluated with dynamic- and SPIO-enhanced MRI.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / diagnosis*
  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary*
  • Humans
  • Liver / physiology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Primary Myelofibrosis / physiopathology