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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2011.12.3.382

Primary Hepatic Amyloidosis: Report of an Unusual Case Presenting as a Mass  

Son, Rak-Chae (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
Chang, Jae-Chun (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
Choi, Joon-Hyuk (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.12, no.3, 2011 , pp. 382-385 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hepatic involvement of amyloidosis is common. Diffuse infiltration with hepatomegaly is a usual radiologic finding of hepatic amyloidosis. To our knowledge, this is the first case of amyloidosis involving the liver that presented as a mass.
Keywords
Amyloidosis; Computed tomography (CT);
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