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Hepatic adenomatosis: spectrum of imaging findings

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This pictorial essay reviews the imaging appearance and differential diagnosis of hepatic adenomatosis.

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In addition to such entities as multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma, metastases, and multiple focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatic adenomatosis should also be considered when confronted with multiple hypervascular liver lesions. Certain CT and MRI features can strongly suggest the diagnosis of adenomatosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, JHOC 3251, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Siva P. Raman & Elliot K. Fishman

  2. Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 401 North Broadway, Weinberg 2242, Baltimore, MD, 21231-2410, USA

    Ralph H. Hruban

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Raman, S.P., Hruban, R.H. & Fishman, E.K. Hepatic adenomatosis: spectrum of imaging findings. Abdom Imaging 38, 474–481 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-012-9906-2

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