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ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2021

Ultrasound findings in peliosis hepatis.

Yi Dong, Wen-Ping Wang, Adrian Lim, Won Jae Lee, Dirk-Andre Clevert, Michael Höpfner, Andrea Tannapfel, Christoph Frank Dietrich

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Article in Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yi DongDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wen-Ping WangDepartment of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Adrian LimDepartment of Imaging, Imperial College London and Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital Campus, London, UK.
Won Jae LeeDepartment of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dirk-Andre ClevertInterdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center, Department of Radiology, University of MunichGrosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany.
Michael HöpfnerDepartment Gastroenterologie, Klinik für Innere Medizin, Agaplesion Diakonie Kliniken Kassel, Kassel, Germany.
Andrea TannapfelInstitut für Pathologie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany.
Christoph Frank DietrichDepartment Allgemeine Innere Medizin (DAIM), Kliniken Beau Site, Salem und Permanence, Hirslanden, Bern, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) findings in patients with peliosis hepatis (PH).

methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted of CEUS features in 24 patients with histopathologically confirmed PH (11 men and 13 women; mean age, 32.4±7.1 years; range, 28 to 41 years). All lesions were histologically proven, either by core needle biopsy (n=10) or by hepatic surgery (n=14).

resultsThe mean size was 36.8±12.4 mm (range, 10 to 80 mm). On B-mode ultrasonography (BMUS), all PH lesions were heterogeneously hypoechoic, with well-defined margins but irregular shapes. No mass effect was observed. During the arterial phase of CEUS, all lesions displayed mild heterogeneous hyperenhancement (83.3%, 20/24) or isoenhancement (16.7%, 4/24). Furthermore, 87.5% of the PH lesions showed mild washout after 1 minute in the portal venous phase (30-120 seconds) and mild washout in the late phase (>120 seconds).

conclusionThe lack of a mass effect on BMUS, mild heterogeneous arterial hyperenhancement, and washout in the very late portal venous phase (after 1 minute) on CEUS are characteristic of PH. Although it is a histological diagnosis, PH should be considered in the differential diagnosis when the clinical context does not favor a malignancy or infection.

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasoundFocal liver lesionsFocal peliosis hepatis

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PMCPMC8446485

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