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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr;12(3):412-414.
doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12549. Epub 2024 Feb 28.

Intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma

Martina Rosi  1 , Valentina Adotti  1 , Michele Citone  2 , Fabio Marra  1
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Case Reports

Intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma

Martina Rosi et al. United European Gastroenterol J. 2024 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: hepatic malignancy; magnetic resonance imaging; steatotic liver disease.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
MRI of intrahepatic splenosis (arrow) showing arterial enhancement (a), isointensity in the portal phase (b), hypointensity in the hepatobiliary phase (c) and restriction in diffusion‐weighted sequences (d). Macroscopic aspect of resected nodule (e). Histopathology (f) showing steatotic liver parenchyma (LP) separated by a fibrous capsula (*) from the highly vascularized lymphoid tissue with follicular areas (S). Original magnification 4x.
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