Correlation between different imaging methods in a case of hepatic tumour

We present the case of a 72 years old woman, diagnosed with chronic viral hepatitis C, who complained of fatigue, abdominal pain in the upper right quadrant. She had no fever, had a normal colored skin, heart rate 92/min, BP 140/90mmHg, abdominal palpation was painless, liver and spleen of normal volume at clinical exam. Lab tests showed mild leucopenia (3000/ml), thrombocytopenia (59000/mm3), moderate hepatic cytolysis (ALT 92U/l, AST88U/l) and cholestasis (GGT 166U/l), normal renal function and the presence of anti hepatic C virus antibodies. Abdominal ultrasound revealed in the VII-th hepatic segment a hypoec…