Published May 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Angiomyolipoma of the liver: A case report

  • 1. College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Angiomyolipoma arising from the liver is a rare primary benign lipomatous tumor of the liver. We experienced a case of surgically proven hepatic Angiomyolipoma, which was preoperatively diagnosed by defining of its characteristic histologic components and benign radiologic nature with various imaging modalities including ultrasound, dynamic computed tomography, angiography, and magnetic resonance imaging. It was the first reported case in the world that full radiologic evaluation was taken and internal vascular proliferation was defined by using dynamic bolus CT prior to angiography

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
3
Series
12 refs, 4 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 475-479
ISSN
1738-2637

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
40028012
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ARTERIES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; NMR IMAGING; SURGERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GLANDS; MEDICINE; ORGANS; TOMOGRAPHY