Table 1

Data of nodules

Cases
Imaging techniques (results)
Total number of nodules (imaging + slicing): size / aspect
Histological diagnosis

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

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