Lipiodol accumulation in focal peliosis hepatis with sinusoidal dilatation

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2001 Apr;32(4):356-8. doi: 10.1097/00004836-200104000-00018.

Abstract

Peliosis hepatis is a rare benign condition that is histologically characterized by multiple cystic blood-filled spaces in the liver. Although the cause is unknown, the condition occurs in association with several diseases or medications. We report a patient who was found to have a lesion with lipiodol accumulation in the liver 2 months after its intraarterial injection. The lesion was diagnosed and treated as a small hepatocellular carcinoma. However, subsequent right hepatic lobectomy and histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of focal peliosis hepatis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Contrast Media
  • Humans
  • Iodized Oil*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Peliosis Hepatis / diagnosis*
  • Peliosis Hepatis / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Iodized Oil