학술논문
A CASE REPORT OF VON MEYENBURG COMPLEXES.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Subject
*BILE ducts
*LIVER histology
*ONCOLOGIC surgery
*LIVER biopsy
*OLDER patients
*FETAL ultrasonic imaging
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ISSN
1312-1723
Abstract
Background: The von Meyenburg complexes (VMC) are a rare clinicopathological entity. They are usually asymptomatic and are presented as multiple small-sized cystic liver lesions. Ultrasonography, CT and MRI are used for diagnosis. Case report: A 74-years old female patient with previous oncologic surgeries was admitted to our department with clinical, laboratory and imaging findings of acute cholecystitis and cystic lesions in the liver. A laparoscopic cholecystectomy with liver biopsy was performed. Liver histology revealed bile duct hamartomas (von Meyenburg complexes). Conclusion: VMC represent a diagnostic problem in patients with oncologic history because they are difficult to be distinguished from liver metastases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]