Hepatic lipoma

Case contributed by Morouj Shaggah
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Decompensated heart failure with shortness of breath.

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Female

Liver ultrasound

ultrasound

A small well defined hyperechoic lesion is seen in the right liver lobe without detectable vascularity.

ct

Selected images from chest angiography show a small homogenous hypodense well defined rounded lesion in segment VII, with a mean density of -60 HU.

Case Discussion

Findings are most consistent with hepatic lipoma.

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