Imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas

We review the imaging appearances of hepatic angiomyolipomas in patients with and without tuberous sclerosis. Sporadic hepatic angiomyolipomas have a varied appearance because of the inconstant proportion of fat, making confident imaging diagnosis difficult and necessitating biopsy in many cases. In...

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Main Authors:	S. C.S. Low, W. C.G. Peh, M. Muttarak, H. S. Cheung, I. O.L. Ng
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Published:	2018
Subjects:	Medicine
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spelling	th-cmuir.6653943832-606652018-09-10T03:46:50Z Imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas S. C.S. Low W. C.G. Peh M. Muttarak H. S. Cheung I. O.L. Ng Medicine We review the imaging appearances of hepatic angiomyolipomas in patients with and without tuberous sclerosis. Sporadic hepatic angiomyolipomas have a varied appearance because of the inconstant proportion of fat, making confident imaging diagnosis difficult and necessitating biopsy in many cases. In patients with tuberous sclerosis, hepatic angiomyolipomas have a more consistent imaging appearance and, together with other features of the syndrome, can be more easily diagnosed. Preoperative diagnosis helps obviate unnecessary surgery. © 2008 The Authors. 2018-09-10T03:46:50Z 2018-09-10T03:46:50Z 2008-04-01 Journal 17549485 17549477 2-s2.0-41149119541 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.01927.x https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=41149119541&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60665
institution	Chiang Mai University
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spellingShingle	Medicine S. C.S. Low W. C.G. Peh M. Muttarak H. S. Cheung I. O.L. Ng Imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas
description	We review the imaging appearances of hepatic angiomyolipomas in patients with and without tuberous sclerosis. Sporadic hepatic angiomyolipomas have a varied appearance because of the inconstant proportion of fat, making confident imaging diagnosis difficult and necessitating biopsy in many cases. In patients with tuberous sclerosis, hepatic angiomyolipomas have a more consistent imaging appearance and, together with other features of the syndrome, can be more easily diagnosed. Preoperative diagnosis helps obviate unnecessary surgery. © 2008 The Authors.
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author	S. C.S. Low W. C.G. Peh M. Muttarak H. S. Cheung I. O.L. Ng
author_facet	S. C.S. Low W. C.G. Peh M. Muttarak H. S. Cheung I. O.L. Ng
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title	Imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas
title_short	Imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas
title_full	Imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas
title_fullStr	Imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas
title_full_unstemmed	Imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas
title_sort	imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas
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Imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipomas

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