Incidental finding of a supradiaphragmatic caudate lobe on cross-sectional imaging: An exceedingly rare entity
| Autor: | S. Nicolas Paez, Mandeep S. Sawhney, Koenraad J. Mortele, Khoschy Schawkat, Alejandro Garces-Descovich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Vena Cava Inferior Inferior vena cava Asymptomatic 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Cross-sectional imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Caudate lobe Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Thrombus Venous Thrombosis Incidental Findings medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Rare entity Magnetic resonance imaging Ectopic liver medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Cross-Sectional Studies medicine.vein Liver 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical imaging. 60(1) |
| ISSN: | 1873-4499 |
| Popis: | Intrathoracic accessory lobes of the liver are exceedingly rare and usually found incidentally in asymptomatic patients. Its diagnosis poses a real challenge for radiologists due to its rarity, location and rounded solid mass appearance. Herein, we describe the case of a supradiaphragmatic caudate lobe of the liver in a 43-year-old African American woman presenting to the hospital for evaluation of an inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus with CT. Final diagnosis was achieved by MRI using intravenous contrast material, showing a 4.7 cm by 2.7 cm oval shaped mass, with similar signal intensity to the main liver on all sequences. Appropriate diagnosis of this intrathoracic mass is important to negate the need for unnecessary procedures and set a proper follow up after clinical diagnosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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