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Data of nodules |
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| Cases |
Imaging techniques (results) |
Total number of nodules (imaging + slicing): size / aspect |
Histological diagnosis |
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| 1 |
a: 2.5 cm nodule (LL), FNH b: 1.5 cm adjacent triangular lesion c: not detected d: not detected |
a: 2.5 cm, aspect of FNH b: 1.5 cm / yellow c: 5 mm / yellow d: 2 mm / yellow |
a: FNH (typical) b: steatotic nodule (type 1–2 lesion) c: steatotic nodule (type 2–3 lesion) d: steatotic nodule (type 2–3 lesion) |
| 2 |
a: 2.5 cm nodule (LL) probable adenoma |
a: nodule difficult to identify from the surrounding tissue |
a: partly type 2–3 lesion, partly subtle FNH (type 4 lesion) |
| 3 |
a: 6 cm nodule (RL), FNH or adenoma b: not detected |
a: 6 cm, aspect of FNH b: 5 mm whitish nodule |
a: FNH (typical) b: dilatation of thin wall vessels (type 1 lesion) |
| 4 |
a: 4 cm nodule (LL), probable adenoma b: not detected |
a: 4 cm, aspect of FNH b: 1 × 2 cm whitish nodule |
a: FNH (typical and telangiectatic type) b: type 2, 3, 4 lesions |
| 5 |
a: 3.5 cm nodule (III and IV), adenoma or HCC b: not detected c: not detected d: not detected |
a: 3.5 cm, aspect of FNH b: 1.5 cm c: 3 mm yellow d: 2 mm hemorrhagic |
a: FNH (typical but steatotic) b: FNH (typical but steatotic) c: type 3 lesions d: dilatation of thin wall vessels (type 1 lesion) |
| 6 |
a: 3 cm nodule (VIII), adenoma or FNH |
a: 3 cm, aspect of FNH |
a: typical FNH with type 2–3 lesion at the periphery |
| 7 |
a: 7 cm nodule (V, VI), FNH b: not detected |
a: 7 cm, aspect of FNH b: 1.1 × 1.8 cm pale |
a: FNH (typical) b: steatotic (type 3 lesion) |
| 8 |
a: 2 cm nodule (V, VI), suspicion of HCC |
a: 2 cm, aspect of FNH |
a: subtle FNH (type 4 lesion) with type 2–3 lesion at the periphery |
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Cases 1 to 7 are women. Letters a, b, c, d identify different nodules for a same case. Roman numbers indicate the segments of the liver. LL: left lobe; RL: right lobe. | |||
Lepreux et al. Comparative Hepatology 2003 2:7 doi:10.1186/1476-5926-2-7 |
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