Hepatic granuloma with progressive calcification: CT appearance.

Calcification in the liver is uncommon but not rare in clinical practice, and may be caused by many pathological conditions. We report a patient with hepatic mass on abdominal sonogram and CT scan. The mass was shown as a hypoechoic lesion on abdominal sonogram and as a well-marginated hypodense mass on pre- and postcontrast CT. Inflammatory granuloma was diagnosed by pathological examination following percutaneous needle biopsy. A follow-up precontrast CT scan was performed 22 months after the initial examination, and the hepatic granuloma could be the cause of hepatic parenchymal calcification.