Solitary peliosis hepatis mimics a liver metastasis on contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Paul Spiesecke, Stefan Pahl, Thomas Fischer, Markus Herbert Lerchbaumer

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Washout on Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Benign Focal Liver Lesions-A Review on Its Frequency and Possible Causes.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paul SpieseckeDepartment of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humbold, Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health,Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.

Stefan PahlDepartment of Pathology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humbold, Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.

Thomas FischerDepartment of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humbold, Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health,Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.

Markus Herbert LerchbaumerDepartment of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humbold, Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health,Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peliosis hepatis remains a rare focal liver lesion with inconclusive imaging features. The unknown pathogenesis represents a wide possible range of etiologies including the breakdown of the sinusoidal borders, a potential hepatic outflow obstruction or dilatation of the central vein of a hepatic lobule. In histopathology, a blood-filled cystlike appearance with sinusoidal dilatation was reported. On ultrasound, B-mode features are not specific demonstrating a irregular, moreover hypoechogenic focal liver lesions. Postcontrast imaging features on Contrast-Enhanced-Ultrasound may mimic a malignant lesion with irregular contrast inflow and washout during late phase. Our case demonstrates a peliosis hepatis with malignant image features on contrast-enhanced ultrasound, ruled out by PET-CT and core needle biopsy with corresponding histopathological workup.

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CEUSContrast-enhanced ultrasoundMetastasisPeliosis hepatisUltrasound

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PMID36970239

DOI10.1016/j.radcr.2023.02.047

PMCPMC10034401

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