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Fig. 4 | World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Fig. 4

From: Unusual presentation of gouty tophus in the liver with subsequent appearance in the same site of HCC: a correlate diagnosis? Case report

Fig. 4

a–f Abdominal MRI, December 4, 2014. T1 on phase (a) and T1 out of phase (b) images confirm the increase in volume of the nodule that shows abundant fatty component inside. On T2 (c), the nodule shows heterogeneous hyperintensity. The dynamic study (d) shows the hypervascularization and the rapid washout of the nodule. In the hepatobiliary phase (f), the nodule appears hypodense with two components that reflect the heterogeneity of the lesion. Note the well-defined borders. All these characteristics allow to define the nodule as suspected HCC

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