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Abdominal pain and progressive cachexia

    Author: Andrik J. Aschoff, MD, Ulm, Germany
    Body Region: Abdomen and Pelvis

    1. Patient Presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient Presentation

    • A 34-year-old woman with abdominal pain and progressive cachexia was examined in the emergency
      room.

    • A mass was palpated in the right upper quadrant.
    • Ultrasound revealed a large mass, and the patient was referred for triphasic liver CT.
    • The patient had no history of liver cirrhosis, and laboratory results showed normal levels of
      alpha-fetoprotein.
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