Case Report

Hepatic Lipoma: A Case Report

  • Semra Duran
  • Mehtap Çavuşoğlu
  • Eda Elverici

Meandros Med Dent J 2014;15(1):41-43

Hepatic lipomas are rare benign tumours. They are usually asymptomatic regardless of size and are discovered incidentally. Histologically these lesions consist of mature adipose tissue and have no risk of malignant degeneration. The imaging appearance of lipomas is characteristic. A 42-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of dyspeptic symptoms. Abdominal ultrasound (US) examination was performed and solid, homogenous, hyperechoic, well delineated tumor mass in right liver lobe was revealed. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated the same lesion on T1 and T2 weighted images as hyperintense mass. The lesion was homogeneously hypointense and did not show enhancement on postcontrast fat-suppressed T1-weighted images. The final radiological diagnosis was hepatic lipoma according to US and MR image findings.

Keywords: Liver, lipoma, US, MR