Abstract
Liver abscess and metastases may look similar on imaging studies. A wrong diagnosis may lead to complications and false therapies. Radiologic images should always be interpreted along with the patient's history and clinical status. In this case report, we aim to share a liver abscess case which was falsely diagnosed as liver metastasis. Our objective is to underline the importance of evaluating radiological findings along with the patient's history.
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References
- Differentiation of hepatic metastases from he- patic hemangiomas and cysts by using MR ima- ging. Wittenberg J, Stark DD, Forman BH, Hahn PF, Saini S, Weissleder R et al.. Am J Roentgenol 1988; 151(1):79-84
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- Rafiq A, Abbas N, Tariq H, Nayudu SK. Gast- ro-Hepatic Fistula with liver Abscess: A Rare Complication of a Common Procedure. Am J Case Rep 2015;24;16:652-657.
Abstract
Karaciğer absesinin ve metastazların görüntüleme bulguları benzer olabilir. Yanlış tanı yanlış tedavi ve komplikasyona yol açabilir. Radyolojik görüntüler hastanın anamnezi ve klinik durumu ile beraber değerlendirilmelidir. Bu olgu sunumunda; karaciğer metastazları olarak yanlış tanı alan karaciğer absesi olgusunu paylaşmak amacındayız. Radyolojik bulguların olgunun anamnezi dikkate alınarak değerlendirilmesi gerektiğinin altını çizmeyi hedefliyoruz.
References
- Differentiation of hepatic metastases from he- patic hemangiomas and cysts by using MR ima- ging. Wittenberg J, Stark DD, Forman BH, Hahn PF, Saini S, Weissleder R et al.. Am J Roentgenol 1988; 151(1):79-84
- MRI.Yu JS, Rofsky NM. Hepatic metastases: peri- lesional enhancement on dynamic AJR Am J Ro- entgenol 2006; 186(4):1051-1058
- Park HJ, Kim SH, Kyung MJ, Lee SJ, Park MJ, Choi D. Differentiating hepatic abscess from malignant mimickers: Value of diffusion-we- ighted imaging with an emphasis on the pe- riphery of the lesion. J Magn Reson Imaging 2013;38(6):1333-1341.
- McDonald AP, Howard RJ. Pyogenic liver abscess. World J Surg 1980; 4:369–380.
- Rafiq A, Abbas N, Tariq H, Nayudu SK. Gast- ro-Hepatic Fistula with liver Abscess: A Rare Complication of a Common Procedure. Am J Case Rep 2015;24;16:652-657.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Case Report |
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| Publication Date | December 1, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2015 Volume: 7 Issue: 3 |