Imaging Findings of Primary Non-functioning Hepatic Paraganglioma: A Case Report

Title:Imaging Findings of Primary Non-functioning Hepatic Paraganglioma: A Case Report

Volume: 14

Author(s): Yuan Wei Feng and Zhao Xin Xiang*

Affiliation:

• Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kumming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650101,China

Keywords: Hepatic paraganglioma, primary, non-functioning, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, pathology, immunohistochemistry.

Abstract: Most paragangliomas are located in adrenal glands but 22% arise from extra-adrenal position. Primary hepatic paragangliomas are rare tumors and their imaging features have not been documented in detail in radiology literatures. We describe a case of pathologically proven primary non-functioning hepatic paraganglioma, which revealed a heterogeneously enhancing mass with internal cystic degeneration misdiagnosed as HCC or FLHCC on contrast-enhanced CT and MRI, restricted diffusion on DWI and ADC mapping and abundant vascularity on 3D-CTA.

Cite this article as:

Feng Yuan Wei and Xiang Zhao Xin *, Imaging Findings of Primary Non-functioning Hepatic Paraganglioma: A Case Report, Current Medical Imaging 2018; 14 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573405613666170126123322

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573405613666170126123322	Print ISSN 1573-4056
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-6603