Journal of the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine  2010;14(2):151-155

doi:10.13104/jksmrm.2010.14.2.151

Primary Hepatic Lymphoma: MR Imaging and Pathologic Correlation.

Hanna KIM 1 ; Yu Ri SHIN ; Sung Eun RHA ; Eun Sun JUNG ; Soon Nam OH ; Joon Il CHOI ; Seung Eun JUNG ; Young Joon LEE

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Keywords

Lymphoma; Liver; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Primary hepatic lymphoma is extremely rare, representing less than 1% of all extranodal lymphomas. We report MR imaging features and pathologic correlation of a case of primary hepatic lymphoma. MR images showed a large lobulated mass with gradual contrast enhancement, resembling intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. However, both hepatobiliary phase image obtained 20 minutes after injection of hepatocyte specific contrast agent and diffusion-weighted image demonstrated characteristic three layered pattern representing viable lymphoma in the outer layer, tumor necrosis in the middle layer and necrotic hepatic parenchyma in the center.