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ArticleRadiology case reports2025

Macro-vacuolar steatosis in a cirrhotic liver mimicking metastatic disease.

Pietro Pitrone, Agatino Cacciola, Antonino Cattafi, Alessia Maria Romeo, Annalisa Cracò, Francesco Marcello Aricò, Nicola Migliaccio, Francesca Magnani, Italo Giuseppe Bellone, Simona Caloggero and 1 more

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Pietro PitroneRadiology Unit, "Papardo" Hospital, Messina, ME 98158, Italy.
Agatino CacciolaDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino", Messina, ME 98124, Italy.
Antonino CattafiProvincial Health Agency of Messina, ME, Italy.
Alessia Maria RomeoDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino", Messina, ME 98124, Italy.
Annalisa CracòDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino", Messina, ME 98124, Italy.
Francesco Marcello AricòDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino", Messina, ME 98124, Italy.
Nicola MigliaccioDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, BIOMORF Department, University Hospital "Policlinico G. Martino", Messina, ME 98124, Italy.
Francesca MagnaniProvincial Health Agency of Messina, ME, Italy.
Italo Giuseppe BelloneProvincial Health Agency of Reggio Calabria, RC, Italy.
Simona CaloggeroRadiology Unit, "Papardo" Hospital, Messina, ME 98158, Italy.
Giampiero MastroeniRadiology Unit, "Papardo" Hospital, Messina, ME 98158, Italy.

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Abstract

Multinodular steatosis represents a relatively uncommon manifestation of fatty liver disease (FLD). Co-morbidities such as metabolic syndrome or cirrhosis are often associated. Despite typical features of imaging (ultrasound, CT, and MRI), core biopsy sometimes remains the gold standard for diagnosis. We describe the case of a 57-year-old male patient with a long history of hepatic cirrhosis and a recent diagnosis of carcinoma of the tongue, successfully treated. Due to the occurrence of nausea, diarrhea and jaundice the patient is admitted to Our Hospital where ultrasound examination and contrast-enhanced CT are performed, showing global hypoechogenicity of the liver parenchyma with multiple hypo-attenuating lesions. To rule out metastatic lesions, contrast-enhanced CT of the thorax and cranium and gastroscopy and colonoscopy are performed, with no evidence of primary malignancy. Core biopsy reveals macro-vacuolar steatosis within a cirrhotic liver with regenerative aspects.

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CirrhosisCore biopsyMetastatic diseaseMultinodular steatosis

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PMID39697262
PMCPMC11652910

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