CASE REPORT article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Cancer Imaging and Image-directed Interventions
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1581523
This article is part of the Research TopicDigital Technologies in Hepatology: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Epidemiological InsightsView all 11 articles
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings of hepatic pseudolipoma: a case report
Provisionally accepted
- Department of Ultrasound Diagnostic, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Background: Hepatic pseudolipoma is a relatively rare benign tumor of the liver in primary hepatic lesions and is characterized by focal fat around the liver capsule. It typically affects older adult men. In this case report, we discuss the case of a 71-year-old male who presented to our hospital with rectal adenocarcinoma. A pseudolipoma was incidentally detected on a preoperative computed tomography scan of the abdomen. We performed contrast-enhanced ultrasound to clarify the nature of this tumor. To the best of our knowledge, there have not been any documented reports on contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings of hepatic pseudolipoma.Findings: Hepatic pseudolipoma appears on contrast-enhanced ultrasound as slightly hyperechoic nodule with poorly defined borders and regular morphology.Diagnosis: On the basis of the patient's clinical symptoms, test results, and imaging manifestations, the lesion was considered a pseudolipoma, not a liver metastasis from rectal cancer. Pseudolipoma usually does not need treatment.The current report will help enhance the current knowledge regarding identifying hepatic pseudolipoma by contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging and review the related literature.
Keywords: Hepatic pseudolipoma, Solitary necrotic nodule, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, Benign lesions, case report
Received: 28 Feb 2025; Accepted: 14 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: Yan Luo, Department of Ultrasound Diagnostic, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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