Open AccessMultiple hepatic pseudotumors: A rare presentation of hepatic steatosis
Author(s) -
Fujikawa Hirohisa,
Fukuoka Tsubasa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.412
Subject(s) - medicine , steatosis , differential diagnosis , presentation (obstetrics) , malignancy , radiology , hepatic dysfunction , clinical history , computed tomography , pathology , gastroenterology
A 39‐year‐old woman was suspected malignancy on computed tomography. The patient was finally diagnosed with multifocal nodular steatosis due to massive alcohol consumption. It is significant to consider hepatic steatosis as a possible differential diagnosis of multiple hypodense hepatic lesions and to take a careful history, which may lead to avoid unnecessary biopsies.