UNUSUAL CAUSE OF HYPOECHOIC LIVER LESIONS

Problemstellung: Whereas high grade non-Hodgkin-lymphoma (NHL) often secondarily involves the liver, a primary affection is seldom observed. We present the cases of a 69yrs-old woman and a 84yrs-old man with the diagnosis of primary high-grade lymphoma of the liver. While the first patient suffered from polymyositis and was treated with immunosuppressant agents seven years prior to the referral to hospital, the medical history of the second patient was, apart from age related illnesses, uneventful. Both patients complained of discomforting upper abdominal pain. Methoden: CT and MRl investigations proposed a meta…