Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 115-119, May 2006

Multiple Focal Nodular Hyperplasia: Atypical Imaging Characteristics in the Setting of Hepatic Steatosis

  • Andrew S. Bostaph, MD

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
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  • Douglas P. Beall, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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  • Jeffrey Kahl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
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  • Darren L. Shirley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
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  • Charles A. Kitley, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
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  • Justin Q. Ly, MD, MAJ, USAF, MC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
    • Department of Radiology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Justin Q. Ly, MD, MAJ, USAF, MC, Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Suite 1, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300.

Focal nodular hyperplasia is an uncommon, benign lesion of the liver most often affecting women of childbearing age. It can present clinically with chronic, intermittent right upper quadrant pain and nausea, with associated liver enzyme abnormalities. The presence of characteristic sonographic and computed tomography imaging findings can help to differentiate this entity from other hepatic masses. This article describes an unusual case of multifocal disease that demonstrates atypical imaging findings in the background of hepatic steatosis.

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PII: S0363-0188(06)00013-2

doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2006.02.004

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 115-119, May 2006