Multinodular liver involvement in Abernethy syndrome
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Multinodular liver involvement in Abernethy syndrome

Caterina Cusumano, Luciano De Carlis

Milan Surgery and Abdominal Transplantation Division, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Italy

Correspondence to: Caterina Cusumano, MD. Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Surgery and Abdominal Transplantation Division, Piazza Maggiore 3, 20162 Milano, Italy. Email: caterinacusumano.e@gmail.com.

Submitted Feb 21, 2017. Accepted for publication Mar 06, 2017.

doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2017.03.08


A 15-year-old male child with the radiological finding of multiple hepatic nodules associated to a slight elevation of AST, ALT and GGT was referred to our institution. Tumor serum markers were normal.

A MRI revealed multiple bilobar liver nodules, ranging from 1.5 to 8 cm. The dynamic study showed a gross vascular structure (the fistula, asterix) at the hylum in relation with ICV and the common portal trunk. Intra-hepatic portal branches were not recognisable (Panel A). All the findings were suggestive of Regenerative Nodular Hyperplasia in a Porto-Cava shunt setting, but the radiological behaviour of the biggest nodule [wide necrotic-looking fluid content in T1 and haemorrhagic signal in T2 (Panels B,C) and hypointensity in the hepatospecific phase (Panel D)] was suggestive for degeneration, so we performed a left lobectomy.

At the microscopic examination, a complex Regenerative Multinodular Hyperplasia was found without any dysplasia, compatible with those associated with vascular malformations.


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Cite this article as: Cusumano C, De Carlis L. Multinodular liver involvement in Abernethy syndrome. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr 2017;6(3):210-211. doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2017.03.08

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