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Lipoma of the liver
A Sonsuz1, S Ozdemir, M Akdoğan
1Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey.
Zeitschrift Fur Gastroenterologie
|June 1, 1994
Abstract:
A case of lipoma of the liver with dimensions of 21 x 15 x 18 cm in a 65 year old male patient is presented. The tumour was visualized in ultrasonography as a homogenous lesion with a hyperechogenic image whereas it presented as a lesion having a density between -23 to -60 HU in CT. Angiographical examination showed increased vascularity and pathological accumulation of contrast medium. Histopathological examination revealed a lipoma of liver entirely consisting of mature lipocytes.