Primary mesenchymal liver tumors: radiological spectrum, differential diagnosis, and pathologic correlation
Articles > Article ยท 2014
Authors: Mustafa HARMAN, Deniz NART, Turker Acar, Nevra Elmas
ABDOMINAL IMAGING, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2014, vol 40, pp 1316-1330
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0268-9
Summary
With the exception of hemangioma, benign or malignant primary mesenchymal tumors of the liver are seldom encountered. The aim of this review was to discuss the clinical, histopathological, and imaging features of liver hemangiomas (cavernous, capillary, and sclerosed types), liver lipoma, angiomyolipoma, mesenchymal hamartoma, neurofibroma, infantile hemangioendothelioma, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, myofibroblastoma, angiosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma, and nested stromal tumor. In most of these rare liver tumors, radiological findings obtained by cross-sectional imaging may reflect the characteristic pathologic features required for differential diagnosis; however, definitive diagnosis should be confirmed using histopathological examination.