Multifocal nodular lesions in fatty liver mimicking neoplastic disease: a case report

Future Sci OA. 2023 Mar 28;9(4):FSO848. doi: 10.2144/fsoa-2022-0084. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Usually, fatty hepatic infiltration is diffuse and homogeneous. However, in some cases, it can be localized simulating benign or malignant tumors. We present a case of a 61-year-old female patient with family history of malignancy: sister with lung cancer, an other sister with colon cancer and a mother with breast cancer; who presented with multiple hepatic nodules at the ultrasonography images. CT scan and MRI were not sufficient to pose a certain diagnosis which was later confirmed by liver biopsy.

Keywords: NASH; fatty liver; liver biopsy; metastasis; steatosis.

Plain language summary

In some cases, fatty hepatic infiltration may simulate benign or malignant tumors. We present a case of a 61-year-old female patient with family history of malignancy who presented with multiple hepatic nodules at the ultrasonography images. CT scan and MRI were not sufficient to pose a certain diagnosis which was later confirmed by liver biopsy.

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  • Case Reports