CT, MRI and DWI Features of a Solid Organizing Hepatic Abscess

Case Rep Radiol. 2014:2014:930569. doi: 10.1155/2014/930569. Epub 2014 Aug 13.

Abstract

Solid organizing hepatic abscess is a rare form of focal infection, which needs differentiation from benign and malignant solid masses. We report a case of a 30-year-old man with a solid organizing hepatic abscess, diagnosed by imaging and ex juvantibus criteria. CT and MRI findings are presented and role of DWI is outlined. Noninvasive diagnosis of a solid organizing hepatic abscess is possible in the appropriate clinical setting; percutaneous or surgical biopsy may be indicated in equivocal cases.