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MRI rare finding: Absence of the left liver lobe
Isabella Ceravolo1, Daniele Guerrieri1, Marina De Vargas Macciucca1
1Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
We report a rare case of left liver lobe absence in an 80-year-old male patient discovered during an MRI scan. The main imaging features of this condition are briefly reviewed, together with its pathogenesis and the most common associations and differential diagnoses.
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