Squamous cell carcinoma originating in an hepatic cyst. Case report with a review of the hepatic cyst-carcinoma association.
A case of squamous cell carcinoma originating in an hepatic cyst is presented. A review of the literature reveals five other cases of carcinoma arising within congenital intrahepatic cysts; three adenocarcinomas and two squamous cell carcinomas. Neoplastic transformation may also be seen in association with Meyenburg complexes, considered by some to be the structures from which congenital cysts arise.
D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011230:Precancerous Conditions