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-Ultrasound images demonstrating a segment VI liver lesion (A) measuring 6.4 × 6.6 × 7.4cm. The lesion had a focus of calcifications and few cystic lesions. Internal vascularity (B) was seen within. The mass caused effacement of the portal vein and displacement of the gallbladder anteriorly (C).
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Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) commonly occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, however primary NET of the liver is rare, especially during pregnancy. We present a 34-year-old pregnant woman gravida 3 para 2 at 16 weeks period of gestation with primary liver NET discovered incidentally during the antenatal check-up. She has no risk factors for hepatocell...
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... ultrasonography was subsequently performed to look at her urinary tract anatomy, however incidentally a large liver lesion was found instead. The liver lesion was noted to be heterogeneous and hyperechoic, measuring 6.4 × 6.6 × 7.4 cm and located at segment VI ( Fig. 1 ). A plain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of her liver was then performed, delineating the liver mass to be a large well-defined exophytic lesion at segment V/VI measuring 7.1 × 7.4 × 7.8 cm ( Fig. 2 ) and had a clear fat plane with surrounding structures. ...
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