Multifocal peliosis hepatis: MR and diffusion-weighted MR-imaging findings of an atypical case

Ups J Med Sci. 2010 May;115(2):153-6. doi: 10.1080/03009730903262118.

Abstract

Peliosis is a rare benign disorder that is characterized by the presence of diffuse blood-filled cystic spaces and can occur in the liver, spleen, bone-marrow, and lungs. We present a 10-year-old boy with Fanconi anemia who presented with peliosis hepatis due to androgen treatment. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed multiple non-enhancing masses. Some of the lesions revealed fluid-fluid levels and extrahepatic extension on MR images. Diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging showed restricted diffusion. Fluid-fluid levels and extrahepatic extensions are unusual findings for hepatic peliotic lesions. In addition, DW imaging findings of peliosis hepatis have not been reported previously.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Fanconi Anemia / complications
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Peliosis Hepatis / complications
  • Peliosis Hepatis / diagnosis*
  • Peliosis Hepatis / pathology