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Malignant Hemangioendothelioma is epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a primary malignant growth in the liver of unknown cause originating in connective tissue elements of the liver resulting in a mass with abundant sclerosis and myxoid elements characterised by a slow growing yet malignant nature
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CT scan |
| The CT is from a 57 year old female with severe athereosclerotic disease and multiple liver lesions.The liver lesions are characteristic for malignant hemangioendothelioma and are characterized by the target like appearance (green overlay in image b) with a hypervascular inner rim and umbilicated appearance on the surface with a cocave in border. (overlay in green in d).
code liver hepatic primary carcinoma malignant hemangioendothelioma adult CTscan Courtesy Ashley Davidoff copyright 2009 all rights reserved 28818c01.8s |
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MRI |
| 16700c001 liver hepatic nodules masses ring enhancement flattened lesion dimple on liver capsule multiple adult malignant hemangioendothelioma T1 weighted with and without gadolinium contrast MRI T1 weighted pre and post contrast Davidoff MD |
References
Frank Earnest MD and C. Daniel Johnson, MD Case 96: Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma1