MRI rare finding: Absence of the left liver lobe

Isabella Ceravolo; Daniele Guerrieri; Marina De Vargas Macciucca; Flaminia De Cristofaro; Giuseppe Panzironi

doi:10.1016/j.ejro.2017.04.001

MRI rare finding: Absence of the left liver lobe

Eur J Radiol Open. 2017 Apr 14:4:50-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ejro.2017.04.001. eCollection 2017.

Authors

Isabella Ceravolo¹, Daniele Guerrieri¹, Marina De Vargas Macciucca¹, Flaminia De Cristofaro¹, Giuseppe Panzironi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

We report a rare case of left liver lobe absence in an 80-year-old male patient discovered during an MRI scan. The main imaging features of this condition are briefly reviewed, together with its pathogenesis and the most common associations and differential diagnoses.

Keywords: Left liver lobe; Liver abnormalities; Liver magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports