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Angiomyolipoma (AML) without visible fat: Ultrasound, CT and MR imaging features with pathological correlation.

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OBJECTIVE:To compare imaging findings with histopathology in AML without visible fat (AMLwvf). MATERIAL AND METHODS:With IRB approval, we identified 18 AMLwvf that underwent CT between 2002-2014. A radiologist measured NECT-attenuation, corticomedullary (CM) and nephrographic (NG) enhancement, echogenicity relative to renal cortex (RC) (N = 5), T2W (T2AML/T2RC) signal-intensity (SI), and chemical-shift SI ([SIIN-PHASE - SIOPPOSED-PHASE]/SIIN-PHASE) indices (N = 6). A pathologist re-evaluated 15/18 AMLwvf for 1) < or > 25% adipocytes/high-power-field (HPF), 2) "many or few" blood vessels. Comparisons were performed using chi-square and independent t-tests. RESULTS:73.3%(11/15) of AMLwvf had <25% adipocytes/HPF and 86.7%(13/15) had "many" blood vessels. NECT-attenuation was 41.8(±6.9) HU. 61.1 %(11/18) of AMLwvf were hyper-attenuating and 38.9%(7/18) iso-attenuating; attenuation was associated with %-adipocytes/HPF, (p = 0.01). CM/NG enhancement were 63.3(±20.8)/51.7(±15.5) HU. 72.2%(13/18) of AMLwvf had wash-out enhancement, with no association with amount of blood vessels at pathology, (p = 0.68). No difference in echogenicity was noted by histology (p > 0.05). All AMLwvf were T2-hypointense (SI ratio = 0.61 [±0.1]). 2/6 AMLwvf showed SI drop on chemical-shift MRI; both were iso-attenuating and were associated with >25% adipocytes/HPF (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS:AMLwvf are typically T2-hypointense and hyper-attenuating with wash-out enhancement due to abundant smooth muscle and vessels respectively. Iso-attenuating AMLwvf with microscopic fat on MRI contain more adipocytes/HPF. KEY POINTS:• Five percent of AML do not demonstrate detectable fat on imaging • These AML are hyperattenuating and T2-hypointense due to abundant smooth muscle • These AML show washout enhancement without association to vessel count at histopathology • Iso-attenuating AML with microscopic fat on MRI show >25% adipocytes/HPF • The term "AML without visible fat" is proposed to reduce ambiguity.

journal_name

Eur Radiol

journal_title

European radiology

authors

Hakim SW,Schieda N,Hodgdon T,McInnes MD,Dilauro M,Flood TA

doi

10.1007/s00330-015-3851-8

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-02-01 00:00:00

pages

592-600

issue

eissn

0938-7994

issn

1432-1084

pii

10.1007/s00330-015-3851-8

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Angiomyolipoma (AML) without visible fat: Ultrasound, CT and MR imaging features with pathological correlation.