Focal fatty infiltration of the liver mimicking metastatic disease
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 66 (774) , 290-291
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.66.774.290
Abstract
Summary: We report the mistaken diagnosis of metastatic liver disease by ultrasonography in a patient with congestive heart failure and focal fatty infiltration of the liver. Multiple echogenic space-occupying lesions in the liver can be caused by benign conditions as well as tumour deposits and in a debilitated patient the possibility of focal fatty infiltration should always be considered.Keywords
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