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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2026

B-mode and contrast-enhanced ultrasound versus magnetic resonance imaging in hepatic angiomyolipoma: a case report.

Andrea Balbinot, Sofia Maria Bakken, Nicola Venturoli, Deborah Malvi, Elisa Albertini, Maria Giulia Pirini, Antonietta D'Errico, Carla Serra

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Andrea BalbinotCardiovascular Medicine Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Sofia Maria BakkenDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. sofiamaria.bakken2@unibo.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0860-1324
Nicola VenturoliDiagnostic and Therapeutic Interventional Ultrasound Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Deborah MalviPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Elisa AlbertiniPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Maria Giulia PiriniPathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Antonietta D'ErricoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Carla SerraDiagnostic and Therapeutic Interventional Ultrasound Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Angiomyolipoma is a solid mesenchymal tumour that usually affects the kidney. Hepatic localization of angiomyolipoma (HAML) is rare and usually asymptomatic however it presents a challenging differential diagnosis. We present the case of a 45-year-old man affected by tuberous sclerosis complex type 2 (TSC2) and an hepatic lesion suspected to be hepatocellular carcinoma on magnetic resonance but whose Bmode ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) findings were consistent with benignity, as confirmed by histology.

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AngiomyolipomaLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingContrast MediaDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleMiddle AgedTuberous SclerosisUltrasonographyContrast MediaCEUSHCCHepatic angiomyolipomaTuberous sclerosisUltrasound-guided biopsy

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PMCPMC13000067

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