Leiomyoma of the duodenum presenting as a pyogenic liver abscess.
Leiomyoma of the duodenum is a rare condition which is most often diagnosed only as an incidental finding at post-mortem. It may present clinically with pain or haemorrhage. A case is described of degeneration of a leiomyoma of the fourth part of the duodenum giving rise to pyogenic liver abscess. There is no previous report of this association in the literature.
D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged