Open AccessRadical resection of hepatic polycystic echinococcosis complicated with hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Baheti Kalifu,
Meng Yuan,
Yusufukadier Maimaitinijiati,
Zhigui Ma,
Guanglei Tian,
Jinguo Wang,
Xiong Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i3.659
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , resection , echinococcosis , radiology , general surgery , hepatectomy , polycystic liver disease , surgery , liver transplantation , transplantation
Hepatic cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an infectious zoonotic parasitic disease, and the insidious onset and slow progression of hepatic CE usually contributes to delayed diagnosis and treatment. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth most common malignant tumor. Co-existence of CE and HCC is fairly rare in clinical settings and the association between the two is still not well recognized. We report a case of hepatic CE complicated with HCC which are radically resected and raise some questions worth thinking about.