OBJECTIVE: To describe a patient with a large endometrial cyst of the liver and review the literature concerning these rare lesions. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): A 42-year-old nulligravid woman with a 22 x 24 x 30 cm cyst in the right lobe of the liver. INTERVENTION(S): Thorough exploration of the abdominal cavity revealed no evidence of endometrial implants elsewhere. A complete excision of the cyst was performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Surgical specimen. RESULT(S): Histologic examination of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of endometriosis. CONCLUSION(S): Endometriosis should be included in the differential diagnosis list of a peripherally located cystic liver mass in women.
OBJECTIVE: To describe a patient with a large endometrial cyst of the liver and review the literature concerning these rare lesions. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): A 42-year-old nulligravid woman with a 22 x 24 x 30 cm cyst in the right lobe of the liver. INTERVENTION(S): Thorough exploration of the abdominal cavity revealed no evidence of endometrial implants elsewhere. A complete excision of the cyst was performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Surgical specimen. RESULT(S): Histologic examination of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of endometriosis. CONCLUSION(S): Endometriosis should be included in the differential diagnosis list of a peripherally located cystic liver mass in women.
Authors: Georg Fluegen; Frank Jankowiak; Luisa Zacarias Foehrding; Feride Kroepil; Wolfram T Knoefel; Stefan A Topp Journal: World J Gastroenterol Date: 2013-08-07 Impact factor: 5.742