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Foladi N, Knipe H, Gaillard F, et al. Hepar lobatum carcinomatosum. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-80558
Hepar lobatum carcinomatous, also known as pseudocirrhosis of the liver, is a rare form of metastatic liver disease. It is most often secondary to invasive ductal and lobular breast cancer. It was, however, first described in tertiary syphilis. The exact pathogenesis is unclear, and both direct or indirect vascular injury may have an important role in its pathogenesis 1.
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1. Alberti N, Alberti BD, Alberti DF, Alberti CA, Alberti NA, Alberti DM, Alberti PJ, Alberti BX, Alberti PJ, Alberti DM, Alberti FN, Alberti KM, Alberti. Hepar lobatum carcinomatosum associated with liver metastases from breast cancer: report of five cases. (2015) Diagnostic and interventional imaging. doi:10.1016/j.diii.2014.11.003 - Pubmed
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