Open AccessA Case of Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver Arising in a Solitary Cyst
Author(s) -
OE Nieweg,
Maarten J. H. Slooff,
Joris A. K. Grond
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
hpb surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.561
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1607-8462
pISSN - 0894-8569
DOI - 10.1155/1992/32474
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , pathology , cyst , epithelium
A case of primary squamous cell carcinoma in a pre-existing hepatic cyst is presented. A review of the literature suggests that this rare type of liver tumor tends to arise from solitary, nonparasitic cysts, lined with squamous epithelium. Effective therapy is not available, the prognosis is grave.
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