Author: Carlo Catalano, MD, Rome, Italy
Body Region: Abdomen and Pelvis
1. Patient presentation
- At laboratory testing, an 81-year-old woman was found to test positive for hepatitis C virus
and to have elevated serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase and
alphafetoprotein. - No abnormalities were found with abdominal ultrasonography.
- Multiphasic contrast-enhanced CT was performed.