Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst. A report of one case and a review of the literature.
We encountered a patient with a ciliated hepatic foregut cyst (CHFC), which is an uncommon cystic lesion of the liver and hard to distinguish from malignant tumor in imaging features. Cases of CHFC are very rare, five cases were reported in the 19th century and 53 cases in the 20th century. The histogenesis of CHFC is still unclear, but most authors consider that it could arise from the embryonic foregut. A few cases of CHFC mimicking neoplasm were reported. When the diagnosis of CHFC was obtained by fine needle aspiration, close follow-up is necessary in order to find early malignant change.
Horii
Takahiro
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The 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyoku, 602-8566, Kyoto, Japan
Ohta
Masaharu
M
Mori
Takashi
T
Sakai
Motonari
M
Hori
Naoki
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Yamaguchi
Kanji
K
Fujino
Hiroya
H
Oishi
Toru
T
Inada
Yasuaki
Y
Nakamura
Kenji
K
Okanoue
Takeshi
T
Kashima
Kei
K