Abstract
A case of a 51-year-old male with previously unsuspected genetic hemochromatosis (GH) associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), for which MR imaging was useful in diagnosis, is presented. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography depicted a mass in segment 8 of the liver and a liver tumor was suspected. The mass could not be revealed on unenhanced or enhanced CT examination. MR imaging with unenhanced T1-weighted FLASH and T2-weighted gradient echo sequences clearly depicted the tumor; the tumor appeared hyperintense against a background of low hepatic signal intensity caused by iron overload. The iron-overloaded liver provided a natural source of paramagnetic contrast for detection of HCC. Studies are required to further assess the accuracy of these sequences in detection of HCC in patients with GH.
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