PET-avid hepatocellular adenomas: incidental findings associated with HNF1-α mutated lesions.

Ser Yee LeeT Peter KinghamMaria D LaGrattaJose JessurunDaniel CherquiWilliam R JarnaginMichael D Kluger

Published in: HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association (2015)

Hepatocellular adenomas, specifically the HNF1-α subtype, can cause false-positive PET findings when seeking to identify malignancy. Concomitantly, PET-CT may have the potential to identify the HCA histopathological variant with the lowest malignant and haemorrhagic potential.

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