J Korean Radiol Soc.
1997 Jun;36(6):1033-1036.
Angiosarcoma of the Liver: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Radiology, Kwangju Christian Hospital.
- 2Department of Surgery, Kwangju Christian Hospital.
Abstract
- We report a case of histopathologically confirmed hepatic angiosarcoma. A 29-year old patient was admitted with fever and palpable tender mass in the right upper abdomen. On ultrasonography, a large, well circumscribed mixed echoic mass was seen in the right lobe of the liver. On CT scan, irregular enhancement was seen mainly in the peripheral portion of the mass ; the central portion was not enhanced. The mass showed low signal intensity on T1W1, and high signal intensity on T2WI. Peripheral nodular enhancement was noted on Gd-enhanced MR images; In the peripheral portion of the mass,
