• AJR Am J Roentgenol · Feb 2021

    Observational Study

    The CT and MRI Features of Primary Intrahepatic Lymphoepithelioma-Like Cholangiocarcinoma.

    • Qiuxia Yang, Qian Cai, Hailin Wen, Yize Mao, Xiaohua Ban, Dailin Rong, and Rong Zhang.
    • Medical Imaging Center, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Rd E, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
    • AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Feb 1; 216 (2): 393-402.

    AbstractOBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to retrospectively characterize the CT and MRI features of primary intrahepatic lymphoepithelioma-like cholangiocarcinoma (LELCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS. Eleven patients (10 women and one man; age range, 30-63 years) with 11 pathologically proven LELCCs were enrolled retrospectively from April 2016 to December 2018. Triphasic enhanced images were obtained of all patients: MR images of five patients, CT images of five patients, and both CT and MR images of one patient. The clinical data and CT and MRI findings were reviewed. RESULTS. All LELCC cases were associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Eight of the 11 patients had hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The tumor diameter ranged from 1.1 to 8.7 cm. All tumors were well defined with a smooth or lobulated margin. A cystic area was noted in two of the 11 tumors. After the administration of contrast material, the tumors showed homogeneous (n = 7) or heterogeneous (n = 4) hypervascular arterial enhancement and gradual washout, delayed central scar or irregular enhancement (n = 9), delayed circular thin or incomplete pseudocapsule enhancement (n = 7), and homogeneous hypointensity in the hepatobiliary phase (n = 2). No cirrhosis, focal dilatation of intrahepatic ducts, or satellite nodules were detected. Lymphadenopathy were detected in four patients, appearing as hypervascular enhancement and no necrosis (even in multiple nodes > 3 cm) or as moderate peripheral enhancement and necrosis. CONCLUSION. A liver mass in a middle-aged woman with EBV and HBV infection that appears on CT and MRI to have a well-defined boundary and a combination of hypervascularity, washout, delayed intratumoral enhancement, or pseudocapsule enhancement may suggest an imaging diagnosis of primary LELCC. More cases are needed to better understand this disease.

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