Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in the liver allograft presenting with a mass-like lesion
This is a rare case of extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) presenting as a mass-like lesion in liver allograft. Our patient was a 57-year-old woman who had undergone liver transplantation due to hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. She presented with an ill-defined hypoechoic lesion on ultrasoun...
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| author | Faeze Salahshour, MD Ghazale Tefagh, MD-MPH Masoume Safaei, MD Farid Azmoudeh ardalan, MD Niloofar Ayoobi yazdi, MD Nahid Sedighi, MD |
| author_facet | Faeze Salahshour, MD Ghazale Tefagh, MD-MPH Masoume Safaei, MD Farid Azmoudeh ardalan, MD Niloofar Ayoobi yazdi, MD Nahid Sedighi, MD |
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| description | This is a rare case of extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) presenting as a mass-like lesion in liver allograft. Our patient was a 57-year-old woman who had undergone liver transplantation due to hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. She presented with an ill-defined hypoechoic lesion on ultrasound which showed features of focal EMH on pathologic examinations. While transient intrahepatic hematopoiesis has been reported in liver transplant patients, focal EMH mass lesion is a rarely encountered phenomenon. Therefore, focal EMH may need to be considered as a differential diagnosis when encountering a mass in post liver transplant patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2cb9de6bf2174d1fa82ea4f90951995f2023-05-23T04:21:29ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332023-07-0118723252328Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in the liver allograft presenting with a mass-like lesionFaeze Salahshour, MD0Ghazale Tefagh, MD-MPH1Masoume Safaei, MD2Farid Azmoudeh ardalan, MD3Niloofar Ayoobi yazdi, MD4Nahid Sedighi, MD5Department of Radiology, Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Radiology, Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCancer Institute, Department of Pathology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Gharib Street, Tehran, Iran; Corresponding author.Cancer Institute, Department of Pathology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Gharib Street, Tehran, IranDepartment of Radiology, Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Radiology, Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranThis is a rare case of extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) presenting as a mass-like lesion in liver allograft. Our patient was a 57-year-old woman who had undergone liver transplantation due to hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. She presented with an ill-defined hypoechoic lesion on ultrasound which showed features of focal EMH on pathologic examinations. While transient intrahepatic hematopoiesis has been reported in liver transplant patients, focal EMH mass lesion is a rarely encountered phenomenon. Therefore, focal EMH may need to be considered as a differential diagnosis when encountering a mass in post liver transplant patients.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323001346Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH)Liver transplantHepatobiliary imagingHepatobiliary pathology |
| spellingShingle | Faeze Salahshour, MD Ghazale Tefagh, MD-MPH Masoume Safaei, MD Farid Azmoudeh ardalan, MD Niloofar Ayoobi yazdi, MD Nahid Sedighi, MD Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in the liver allograft presenting with a mass-like lesion Radiology Case Reports Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) Liver transplant Hepatobiliary imaging Hepatobiliary pathology |
| title | Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in the liver allograft presenting with a mass-like lesion |
| title_full | Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in the liver allograft presenting with a mass-like lesion |
| title_fullStr | Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in the liver allograft presenting with a mass-like lesion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in the liver allograft presenting with a mass-like lesion |
| title_short | Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in the liver allograft presenting with a mass-like lesion |
| title_sort | extramedullary hematopoiesis emh in the liver allograft presenting with a mass like lesion |
| topic | Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) Liver transplant Hepatobiliary imaging Hepatobiliary pathology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323001346 |
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