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Fatty infiltration of the liver distal to a metastatic liver tumor

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We report a case of focal fatty infiltration of the liver parenchyma adjacent to a metastatic liver tumor from an islet cell tumor. The decreased portal flow by the tumor and insulin produced by the tumor cells might be causes of focal fatty infiltration.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78, Nishinagae, Toyama 930, Japan, JP

    K. Hoshiba, H. Demachi & S. Miyata

  2. Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, 13-1, Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920, Japan, JP

    O. Matsui & T. Takashima

  3. Department of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78, Nishinagae, Toyama 930, Japan, JP

    M. Tsuji

  4. Department of Pathology, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78, Nishinagae, Toyama 930, Japan, JP

    A. Miwa

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Received: 11 March 1996/Accepted: 10 April 1996

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Hoshiba, K., Demachi, H., Miyata, S. et al. Fatty infiltration of the liver distal to a metastatic liver tumor. Abdom Imaging 22, 496–498 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900246

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