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Ultrasound image of the liver shows multiple, ill-defined hypoechoic confluent nodular masses (chevron arrows). Note the central necrosis area in one of the larger-sized lesions (large arrow).
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Some of the larger lesions had central necrosis and cavitation areas (Figure 1).
Ultrasound image of the liver reveals poorly defined hypoechoic subcapsular area and a tortuous tract, extending from the capsule to the deeper parenchyma (arrowheads).
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We observed hypoechoic curvilinear tracts extending from the liver capsule to the parenchyma, which did not demonstrate abnormal vascularity on colour Doppler ultrasound examination (Figure 2).
Contrast-enhanced CT images in the portal phase show multiple small, clustered hypodense nodular masses with hazy irregular margins in the right lobe of the liver parenchyma (arrows).
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Contrast-enhanced CT obtained in the portal venous phase revealed multiple, clustered, hypodense nodular liver masses with irregular margins (Figure 3).
Contrast-enhanced CT images in the portal phase demonstrate two hypodense curvilinear tracts, extending from the liver capsule to the parenchyma, in the hepatic segments V and VI (arrows).
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In addition, the presence of at least three hypodense curvilinear tracts, extending from the liver capsule to the parenchyma, were confirmed (Figure 4).
Post-treatment contrast-enhanced CT image in the portal phase 2 years later shows that the liver lesions had slightly regressed in size.
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A follow-up CT scan, obtained 2 years after her first admission, showed slight regression in the size of all the liver lesions (Figure 5 and Supplementary Video A and there were no new lesions.