Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst: a rare cystic liver lesion.
Ciliated hepatic foregut cysts are an unusual congenital cause of cystic liver lesions. Although most are benign, 4.4% of reported cases have been shown to harbor squamous cell carcinoma. Diagnostic uncertainty or misdiagnosis frequently results in surgical exploration. We present a case of a ciliated hepatic foregut cyst and review this uncommon condition.
Shaw
J M
JM
Department of Surgery and Surgical Gastroenterology Unit, University of Cape Town Health Sciences Faculty, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, 7925 Cape Town, South Africa. jshaw@curie.uct.ac.za
Krige
J E J
JE
Beningfield
S J
SJ
Locketz
M L
ML
D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D002923:Cilia / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed