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Liver metastasis of a mucinous colonic carcinoma mimicking a haemangioma in T2‐weighted sequences
Author(s) -
Lacout A,
El Hajjam M,
Julie C,
Lacombe P,
Pelage JP
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.02014.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , radiology , mucinous carcinoma , carcinoma , magnetic resonance imaging , hepatocellular carcinoma , pathology , cancer , adenocarcinoma
Summary We report the case of a patient with a single liver metastasis of a mucinous colonic carcinoma that mimics a haemangioma in T2‐weighted sequences. Although a very high T2 signal in non‐cystic lesions is highly specific for the diagnostic of haemangioma, the use of gadolinium‐enhancement MRI is recommended. In patients with a history of neoplasia, the diagnosis of benign liver nodules should be made with caution.