Angiosarcoma of the Liver: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.1997.36.6.1033
- Author:
Byung Ran PARK
1
;
Weon Gyoo PARK
;
Byong Geun KIM
;
Se Jong KIM
;
Kang Seok KO
;
Jae Hong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Kwangju Christian Hospital.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sarcoma;
Liver neoplasms, diagnosis
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Adult;
Angiography;
Fever;
Hemangiosarcoma*;
Hepatic Artery;
Humans;
Liver*;
Radionuclide Imaging;
Sarcoma;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1997;36(6):1033-1036
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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,
