Case Report

Endometrioma of the Liver: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 2

Imaging features of case reports of hepatic endometriosis.

Author, YearUSCTMRI

Asran, 2010N/AMultiple, irregularly shaped, heterogeneous, low density lesions scattered throughout the liverN/A
Bouras, 2013N/A10cm cystic lesion with a fatty component and calcifications10cm cystic lesion with a fatty component and calcifications
Chung, 19986.4 cm x 3 cm x 2.5 cm septated cystLow density hepatic cyst, with undulating wall but no obvious septationsN/A
De Riggi, 2016N/A30cm hepatic cyts in the L love reaching segments IV, V, VIII
Finkel, 198612.5 x12x9.5 cm cystic mass in L lobe with possible septations12cm smooth-walled cystic lesion without septationsN/A
Fluegen, 2013N/AN/A9.5cm x 12cm lobulated cyst in segments IV, V, VIII
Goldsmith, 20099 x 11cm cystic mass in segment IV. The wall appeared thick with complex septae.N/A11 x13 cm cystic mass in segments IV and VIII with incomplete septations
Groves, 2003Bilateral lesions, largest in R posterior lobe 12 x 9cmN/AN/A
Hertel, 2012N/AN/A9.5x9.1x11.2cm cystic mass with a thickened wall in R hepatic lobe
Huang, 2002N/A9x6cm well circumscribed cystic mass with irregular soft tissue componentsN/A
Inal, 2000Round, well defined and heterogeneous including anechoic cystic and echogenic solid components with septations and solid componentsRound, well circumscribed heterogeneous mass with septations. Fine punctate/nodular calcifications at the periphery of the lesionA lobulated but well-demarcated subcapsular mass in the posterior segment of R lobe of the liver
Jelovsek, 2004N/A11 x7cm massN/A
Keramidaris, 2018Large cystic lesion between L and R lobe of the livernoneMultiseptated cystic lesion 10.3x7.8x7.7 cm in the L lobe, segments IV, II, III
Khan, 2002Large mass in R lobe and small in L lobelarge non-enhancing lobulated mass in R lobe and mass in L lobe; portal vein thrombosisN/A
Khan, 2002N/ALarge mass occupying the entire R lobeN/A
Liu, 20156 cm lesion in L lobe (segment III)6.5 x6cm loculated cystic lesion in segment III, wall with thick complex septaeN/A
N'Senda, 2002N/AHuge heterogeneous hypodense mass partially enhanced after contrast injection; cystic changes w/ fluid levelsHeterogeneous mass on both T1-, T2- and T1-weighted image after gadolinium injection; cystic changes w/ fluid levels
Nezhat, 2005 (1)3-cm hepatic cyst in the far caudal aspect of the right lobe of the liver3-cm hepatic cyst in the far caudal aspect of the right lobe of the liverN/A
Nezhat, 2005 (2)Normal findingsN/ANormal findings
Reid, 200310cm mass with echogenic margins and internal debrisLow density lesionN/A
Rivkine, 201380 x 75 mm intraparenchymal hepatic necrotic tumorHypovascularized, cystic mass in the L liver lobe with hemorrhagic contents, no septationsCystic mass in segments II and III
Roesch-Dietlan, 2011No masses, multiple small gallstonesN/AN/A
Rovati, 199010cm cystic mass with septationsMultilocular 10cm cyst with fine calcifications in the wallN/A
Schuld, 2011N/AN/A6.8 x2.3 cm in diameter in the right basal lung and peripheral bile ducts
Sherif, 20163cm complex cyst in R lobes3cm well defined hypodense subcapsular lesion in R lobe with heterogeneous peripheral enhancement in the venous and delayed phasesSubcapsular partially cystic focal lesion with possible hemorrhagic content and heterogeneous peripheral enhancement
Tuech, 2003N/A24cm smooth walled cystic lesion without septations in the R lobeN/A
Verbeke, 1996 (1)N/ACystic tumor in R lobe of liver, with reactive enlargement of L hepatic lobeCystic tumor in R lobe of liver, with reactive enlargement of L hepatic lobe
Verbeke, 1996 (2)Cyst (12 x 10 x 7.5 cm) in the left liver lobe, located near the gallbladder and the liver hilus, which partially compressed the proximal ductus choledochus.Cyst (12 x 10 x 7.5 cm) in the left liver lobe, located near the gallbladder and the liver hilus, which partially compressed the proximal ductus choledochus.N/A
Rana 2019N/A3.2cm x 4cm x 1.8cm multi-septated cystic lesion in the left hepatic lobeN/A