title: Squamous cell carcinoma and infection in a solitary hepatic cyst.
abstract: Solitary benign non-parasitic hepatic cysts (SBNHC) are rare congenital cystic abnormalities. Complications of SBNHC include infection, perforation, spontaneous haemorrhage, torsion and neoplastic degeneration. Squamous cell carcinoma is an exceedingly rare entity, which usually arises from metaplastic and subsequent neoplastic transformation of pre-existing cyst of the liver. We report a new case of squamous cell carcinoma of the liver in a non-parasitic solitary hepatic cyst infected by aerobic mixed flora at the time of diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Consorcio Hospitalario Parc Tauli, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monteagudo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bella
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Colomer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santesmasses
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography