Hepatic hemangiomas

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Hepatic mass discovered on ultrasound exam (not shown).

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
ct

Well-defined hypodense mass of the right lobe of the liver centered on the segments (5 / 6). Following IV contrast there is a typical discontinuous, nodular, peripheral enhancement on the late arterial phase with progressive centripetal fill-in on the portal phase and complete fill-in on the delayed phase.

Another small similar nodular lesion is seen in segment 7 with complete fill-in on delayed phase.

Case Discussion

CT features typical of hepatic hemangiomas.

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