Introduction: Intracystic haemorrhage is a rare complication of hepatic cysts, and is often mistaken for a malignant lesion.
Case Report: A 55-year-old female with a history of polycystic kidney and liver disease presented with a six-month history of abdominal distension, abdominal pain, early satiety, shortness of breath and 5 kg of weight loss. Imaging revealed a 20 cm mixed solid-cystic hepatic lesion containing peripheral avascular mobile echogenic material with a flame-like morphology.
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol
December 2016
Introduction: Gemistocytic astrocytoma is the second most common subtype of World Health Organization grade 2 astrocytoma, but has a worse prognosis than other grade 2 lesions. We aim to describe the MR imaging features of histopathologically proven gemistocytic tumours.
Methods: Ethics approval was obtained from both institutions.