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A case of cystadenocarcinoma of the liver
Author(s) -
Kubo Shoji,
Kinoshita Hiroaki,
Hirohashi Kazuhiro,
Yamamoto Takatsugu
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of hepato‐biliary‐pancreatic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.63
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1868-6982
pISSN - 0944-1166
DOI - 10.1007/bf02348294
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , cystadenocarcinoma , medicine , differential diagnosis , cystadenoma , histopathological examination , radiology , cyst , pathology , adenocarcinoma , cancer , pancreas
A case of cystadenocarcinoma of the liver is reported. The patient was a 73‐year‐old woman in whom a tumor was detected in the lateral segment of the liver during a health examination. Ultrasonograms and computed tomograms showed a multilocular cystic mass. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a multilocular lowintensity mass, including a high‐intensity portion and a portal branch compressed by the tumor. MRI with gadolinium showed an enhanced cyst wall. The cystic part of the tumor became smaller and the solid part became larger over a 1‐month period, indicating that the tumor was malignant. Subsegmentectomy (S 3 ) was performed and cystadenocarcinoma with cystadenoma was diagnosed by histopathological examination. Identification of changes in the appearance of a tumor should be helpful for the differential diagnosis of cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma.