A Case Report of Localized Hepatic Sinusoidal Dilatation: The Diagnostic Usefulness of the Hepatobiliary Phase of Gd-EOB-DTPA-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Published in: Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology Vol. 73; no. 3; pp. 186 - 189
• Main Authors: Park, Kyungmin, Kim, Seong Hoon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 대한영상의학회 01.09.2015
• Subjects: 방사선과학
• ISSN: 1738-2637; 2288-2928; 2951-0805
• DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2015.73.3.186

Hepatic sinusoidal dilatation (HSD) is a rare vascular disorder characterized by focal dilatation of the sinusoidal spaces in the liver. In most cases, it may be associated with venous outflow impairment. In addition, this histological change could occur in a number of systemic and hepatic conditions in the absence of hepatic venous obstruction. However, the pathogenesis has not yet been elucidated. To the best of our knowledge, imaging findings in a case of localized HSD without any additional medical disorder or oral contraceptive therapy have not been described previously in the literature written in English. Here, we describe imaging findings in a case of localized HSD mimicking a hepatic tumor, focusing on the useful findings on the gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid-enhanced hepatobiliary phase MR image. KCI Citation Count: 0