Multifocal nodular steatosis mimicking malignancy

A previously fit man presented with breathlessness. Chest radiography showed right lower lobe density. Liver function tests, coagulation studies and alphafetoprotein levels were unremarkable. The patient’s breathlessness self-resolved, but chest–abdomen–pelvis CT performed to exclude malignancy revealed multiple hypodense liver lesions concerning for metastases (figure 1). Ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver biopsy targeting these lesions was successfully carried out. Histology showed fatty change but no evidence of malignancy. To avoid the possibility of sampling …

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