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An unusual liver mass: primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver

CT and MRI findings and literature review

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Primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver is extremely rare, and radiologic features have been defined in only one case. We present radiologic findings of two cases which are pathologically proven as primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver. Malignant mesothelioma of the liver may be included in a differential diagnosis list if there is a heterogeneous, hemorrhagic and necrotic lesion in the liver, with peripheral serpiginous vascular structures and increasing septal enhancement in post-contrast images.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey

    Asli Serter & Ercan Kocakoc

  2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Nur Buyukpinarbasili

  3. Department of the General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Oguzhan Karatepe

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Serter, A., Buyukpinarbasili, N., Karatepe, O. et al. An unusual liver mass: primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver. Jpn J Radiol 33, 102–106 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-014-0379-9

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