Presentation
Incidentally hyperechoic hepatic lesion on ultrasound.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Hepatic myelolipoma and left adrenal myelolipoma
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Lobulated well-circumscribed without enhancement, fat containing liver lesion in the VII hepatic segment.
Rounded, well-circumscribed, heterogeneous, fat cotaining lesion in the left adrenal gland.
Case Discussion
Hepatic myelolipoma is a rare and benign fat containing lesion of the liver, found incidentally, mostly asymptomatic. Its diagnosis by imaging remains difficult because of the lack of pathognomonic signs. The definite diagnosis is by resection or biopsy.