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Hepatocellular carcinoma and regenerating nodule in a 3-year-old child with Alagille syndrome

Wetli, Sylvia ; Gralla, Eva ; Schibli, Susanne ; Stranzinger, Enno

In: Pediatric Radiology, 2010, vol. 40, no. 10, p. 1696-1698

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    Title
    • Hepatocellular carcinoma and regenerating nodule in a 3-year-old child with Alagille syndrome
    Author
    • Wetli, Sylvia. Division of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine, Bern University Children's Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 10, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
    • Gralla, Eva. Division of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine, Bern University Children's Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 10, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
    • Schibli, Susanne. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepathology and Nutrition, Bern University Children's Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
    • Stranzinger, Enno. Division of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine, Bern University Children's Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 10, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:318372
    Summary
    In Alagille syndrome, routine follow-up imaging of the liver plays an important role in detecting early parenchymal changes and to evaluate portal hypertension. Modern contrast-enhanced imaging methods not only allow early detection of focal liver lesions, but also enable further characterization of their nature and guide biopsy procedures. We present the US and MR imaging findings of hepatocellular carcinoma and a regenerating nodule in a 3-year-old child with Alagille syndrome