Open AccessFascioliasis presenting as colon cancer liver metastasis on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography: A case report
Author(s) -
Sami Akbulut,
Egemen Özdemir,
Emine Şamdancı,
Selver Unsal,
Murat Harputluoğlu,
Sezai Yilmaz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v11.i8.656
Subject(s) - medicine , triclabendazole , colorectal cancer , radiology , metastasis , intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma , positron emission tomography , oxaliplatin , gastroenterology , cancer , pathology , fasciola hepatica , helminths , immunology
Fascioliasis is caused by watercress and similar freshwater plants or drinking water or beverages contaminated with metacercariae. Fascioliasis can radiologically mimic many primary or metastatic liver tumors. Herein, we aimed to present the treatment process of a patient with fascioliasis mimicking colon cancer liver metastasis.