Periportal hepatic involvement of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a rare case report with magnetic resonance imaging findings

J Int Med Res. 2019 Feb;47(2):986-991. doi: 10.1177/0300060518810869. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

Abstract

Lymphoma with hepatic involvement can present with three morphological patterns: diffuse infiltrative, nodular, and mixed infiltrative-nodular. However, lymphoma with periportal infiltrative hepatic involvement is rare. There have been a few reports of cases with this type of hepatic involvement including ultrasound or computed tomography (CT) findings. In this case report, we present CT, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and diffusion-weighted MRI findings together with the histopathological results for a patient with periportal hepatic lymphoma presenting with obstructive jaundice.

Keywords: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; computed tomography; diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; obstructive jaundice; periportal involvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed