Primary undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver mistaken for hydatid disease.
Primary undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver is a rare tumor with a peak incidence between the ages of 6 and 10 years. We report a case of a primary hepatic undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma arising in a 21-year-old male mistaken for hydatid disease of the liver. The rapid recurrence of this tumor along the site of attempted percutaneous drainage illustrates some important management points regarding this malignancy.
Faraj
Walid
W
Department of Surgery, HPB and liver transplantation unit, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. wfaraj@hotmail.com
Mukherji
Deborah
D
El Majzoub
Nadim
N
Shamseddine
Ali
A
Shamseddine
Achraf
A
Khalife
Mohamed
M
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult