Hepatic focal fatty change in a chronic hepatitis C patient

Gustavo Castaño; Silvia Sookoian

2002, Number 3

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Ann Hepatol 2002; 1 (3)

Hepatic focal fatty change in a chronic hepatitis C patient

Castaño G, Sookoian S

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A 53-year-old patient with chronic hepatitis C virus infection was referred because of the presence of multiples ultrasonographic images simulating liver metastasis. Physical examination was normal. Liver function test showed increased levels of aminotransferases, high levels of g-glutamyltransferase and normal alkaline phosphatase. Liver ultrasound identified multiples nodules that measured 0.5-2 cm in diameter, located in both lobules. Serum alpha-fetoprotein level was 13 ng/mL. A fine-needle aspiration cytology failed to reveal neoplastic cells.