Hepatic Lesions in a Cirrhotic Liver: Primary or Metastases?

Abstract

Although prior studies showed that patients with cirrhosis have a lower risk of developing liver metastases, appropriate workup of incidental liver masses in cirrhotic liver is important for a correct diagnosis. Here we present a case of newly diagnosed liver cirrhosis with multifocal hepatic lesions, which was initially categorized as a LI-RADS (Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System) 5 lesions. Scintigraphy with 111In-pentetreotide (Octreoscan) indicated a suspected thyroid nodule, later confirmed to represent medullary thyroid carcinoma lesion. The most relevant imaging finding of this rare form of thyroid malignancy is reviewed in this presentation.

• Authors: Lorenzo Mannelli, Serena Monti, Verena Grieco, Manuela Matesan
• Journal: Journal of nuclear medicine technology (J Nucl Med Technol) Vol. 45 Issue 1 Pg. 50-52 (03 2017) ISSN: 1535-5675 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 28154018 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2017 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

Topics

• Female
• Humans
• Liver Cirrhosis (complications)
• Liver Neoplasms (complications, diagnostic imaging, secondary)
• Middle Aged
• Thyroid Neoplasms (pathology)