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World J Clin Cases. Oct 26, 2022; 10(30): 11066-11073
Published online Oct 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i30.11066
Hepatic steatosis with mass effect: A case report
Na Hu, Shi-Jun Su, Jin-Ye Li, Hui Zhao, Shan-Feng Liu, Lin-Sheng Wang, Ruo-Zhen Gong, Chuan-Ting Li
Na Hu, Jin-Ye Li, Hui Zhao, Shan-Feng Liu, Lin-Sheng Wang, Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250023, Shandong Province, China
Shi-Jun Su, Department of Radiology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong Province, China
Ruo-Zhen Gong, Innovation Studio, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250023, Shandong Province, China
Chuan-Ting Li, Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Hu N, Su SJ, Li JY, and Zhao H reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; Liu SF and Wang LS performed the computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and contributed to manuscript drafting; Gong RZ and Li CT were responsible for the revision of the manuscript regarding important intellectual content; All authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by the Medical and Health Science and Technology Development Plan of Shandong, China, No. 2018WS322, No. 202109010865, and No. 202009010992.
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Corresponding author: Chuan-Ting Li, MD, PhD, Doctor, Professor, Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, No. 324 Jingwuweiqi Road, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China. lichuanting1@126.com
Received: May 27, 2022
Peer-review started: May 27, 2022
First decision: July 29, 2022
Revised: August 26, 2022
Accepted: September 14, 2022
Article in press: September 14, 2022
Published online: October 26, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Hepatic steatosis is a common radiologic finding, which can be divided into diffuse, geographic, focal, multifocal, perivascular, and subcapsular patterns. Some imaging inklings are the absence of a mass effect. Here, we present a case of hepatic steatosis with obvious mass effect and exogenous growth. It needs to be distinguished from liver tumors and other abdominal tumors containing fat. The T1-weighted in- and out-of-phase images and dynamic enhanced scanning have great differential diagnostic values.