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Other malignant lesions of the liver

Functional Imaging in Oncology: Clinical Applications - Volume 2, Page: 1025-1064
2014
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Malignant lesions of the liver, other than hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and metastases, are uncommon conditions, whose main one is represented by cholangiocellular carcinoma (CHC). Other rare lesions are vascular tumors (angiosarcoma and epithelioid hemangioendothelioma) and cystic tumors (cystadenoma/cystadenocarcinoma). Exposure to different risk factors accounts for a variable incidence of the diseases in the different geographic areas, especially for CHC. Imaging findings are strictly related to the pathological composition of the tumors, whose knowledge is fundamental in order to make a correct diagnosis. Moreover, the different imaging techniques can offer specific information, able to suggest the correct diagnosis. However, due to the relative rarity of most of these lesions, imaging has been focused most on detection and characterization, especially with functional imaging, limited to characterization, not to therapy monitoring.

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