Intrahepatic bile duct adenoma mimicking hepatic metastasis: case report and review of the literature

Magn Reson Med Sci. 2013;12(2):141-5. doi: 10.2463/mrms.2012-0078. Epub 2013 May 10.

Abstract

We present a case of bile duct adenoma that mimicked hepatic metastasis from gastric cancer. The adenoma exhibited prolonged enhancement on dynamic computed tomography, hyperintensity on diffusion-weighted imaging, and diminished uptake of superparamagnetic iron oxide and gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid on magnetic resonance imaging, resembling those of adenocarcinomas. Knowledge of the imaging findings of this rare entity may aid correct diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Bile Duct / pathology*
  • Aged
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*