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Multifocal Nodular Fatty Infiltration of the Liver: A Rare Benign Disorder That Mimics Metastatic Liver Disease
Fatty liver disease is a frequent diagnosis. Rarely, it adopts a multifocal nodular pattern mimicking multiple liver metastases. Multifocal nodular fatty infiltration of the liver entails a challenging problem that must be included as a differential diagnosis when dealing with healthy patients with...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7901816/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33634201 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000537 |
Sumario: | Fatty liver disease is a frequent diagnosis. Rarely, it adopts a multifocal nodular pattern mimicking multiple liver metastases. Multifocal nodular fatty infiltration of the liver entails a challenging problem that must be included as a differential diagnosis when dealing with healthy patients with an incidental finding of multiple liver lesions, even in the absence of obesity or metabolic syndrome. A complete clinical examination and high-quality imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging, might help to confirm diagnosis and to avoid unnecessary liver biopsies. |
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