Elsevier

Radiology Case Reports

Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2016, Pages 303-308
Radiology Case Reports

Case Report
Subcapsular hepatic endometriosis: case report and review of the literature

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Abstract

Hepatic endometriosis is a very rare medical condition characterized by the implantation of ectopic endometrial tissue within the hepatic parenchyma. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult via cross-sectional imaging and histopathologic evaluation remains the gold standard for diagnosis. We report a case of hepatic endometrioma in a 44-year-old woman with history of endometriosis. The literature is reviewed, and magnetic resonance imaging findings together with differential diagnosis of hepatic endometriosis are highlighted.

Keywords

Endometriosis
Hepatic endometriosis
Atypical endometriosis
CT
MRI

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