Mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver: mimicker of echinococcal cyst
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Mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver: mimicker of echinococcal cyst
Mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver (MCN) is uncommon and sometimes misdiagnosed as Echinococcal cyst, especially when patient with history of echinococcus infection. We report an asymptomatic 60 year-old woman with history of echinococcal cyst in the liver which was resected approximately 20 years ago, developed a new liver cystic lesion approximately 7 years after resection. Contrast enhanc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/2012.9.5