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Hepatic adenomas are primary liver tumors usually associated with underlying metabolic disease or with anabolic steroid or oral contraceptive use. Hepatic adenomatosis (HA) is defined as the presence of more than four adenomas. Only 13 cases of HA have been reported in patients without glycogen storage disease or steroid use. We report a case of HA imaged by postcontrast T1-weighted images obtained during a breath-holding series. The lesions were most conspicuous 3–4 min after contrast administration; 4 of the 5 tumors were not identified on T2-weighted images. Unlike previous reports of HA in which the lesions remained hyperintense during sequential postcontrast imaging, the smaller lesions in this case demonstrated contrast washout, thereby distinguishing them from hemangiomata.
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Received: 29 May 1998 Accepted: 4 September 1998
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Brummett, D., Burton, E. & Sabio, H. Hepatic adenomatosis: rapid sequence MR imaging following gadolinium enhancement: a case report. Pediatric Radiology 29, 231–234 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050579
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050579