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Abstract
Computed tomography of the liver in hemochromatosis characteristically demonstrates
diffusely increased attenuation. We report a patient with this disorder who presented
with such a finding over the right lobe of the liver and a benign, large lower density
area occupying the other lobe, closely simulating malignancy. Biopsies of the liver
showed prominent fibrosis of the left lobe as compared with the right lobe, which
probably accounts for the attenuation difference.
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