RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma in a cirrhotic liver
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 429
OP 432
VO 30
IS 3
A1 Kashgari, Amna A.
A1 Al-Mana, Hadeel M.
A1 Al-Kadhi, Yusuf A.
YR 2009
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/30/3/429.abstract
AB We report a patient who has a cirrhotic liver secondary to hepatitis C virus infection with a liver lesion incidentally found on routine liver ultrasound. The patient had a history of splenectomy 30 years earlier. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics suggested the diagnosis of intrahepatic splenosis, which is confirmed by core needle biopsy. Knowledge of these imaging findings makes this entity important to be considered in the differential diagnosis of a hepatic tumor in the presence of a history of splenic trauma or surgery.