A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mimicking Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / 대한간학회지
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
;
: 393-398, 1998.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Distinction of hepatocellular carcinoma from benign entities such as focal nodular hyperplasia is important because failure of prompt diagnosis could result in a missed opportunity for curative resection. The differential deagnosis, especially among focal nodular hyperplasia and adenoma and even hepatocellualr carcinoma, may have difficult; and when using inly a single imaging method, the diagnosis is often equivocal. Therefore, a combination of imaging modalities is preferred. For focal nodular hyperplasia, the combination of computerized tomography (CT ), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and radionuclide scintigraphy showed a high sensitivity and specificity. But, histologic examination is required for the differential diagnos is of hepatic mass. We report a case of hepatocellular carcinoma without clinical evidence of malignancy or serum elevation of tumor marker, that mimicked the CT , MRI, and radionuclide scint igraphic appearance of focal nodular hyperplasia.
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Main subject:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Adenoma
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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