A Case of Misdiagnosed Hepatic Sarcoidosis: Evaluating Ultrasound Resolution Microscopy for Differentiating Hepatic Sarcoidosis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Background and Clinical Significance: Hepatic sarcoidosis is a benign lesion of unknown etiology. The gold standard for diagnosing hepatic sarcoidosis is histopathological examination. The symptoms and imaging findings of patients with hepatic sarcoidosis are often atypical, leading to misdiagnosis as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Ultrasound resolution microscopy (URM) can overcome the diffraction limit, enabling fine visualization and quantitative analysis of the microvascular networks. This study aimed to provide new evidence for the differential diagnosis of these two diseases by comparing the URM parameters of hepatic sarcoidosis initially misdiagnosed as HCC with those of HCC. Case Presentation: A 67-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to upper abdominal pa

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12840043 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature