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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2019

Recurrent renal cell carcinoma leading to a misdiagnosis of polycystic liver disease: A case report.

Chen Liang, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Masanao Kurata, Shingo Sakashita, Tatsuya Oda, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chen LiangDepartment of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture 3058575, Japan.
Kazuhiro TakahashiDepartment of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture 3058575, Japan. kazu1123@md.tsukuba.ac.jp.
Masanao KurataDepartment of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture 3058575, Japan.
Shingo SakashitaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture 3058575, Japan.
Tatsuya OdaDepartment of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture 3058575, Japan.
Nobuhiro OhkohchiDepartment of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture 3058575, Japan.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPolycystic liver disease (PCLD) with a large cystic volume deteriorates the quality of life of patients through substantial effects on the adjacent organs, recurrent cyst infections, cyst rupture, and hemorrhage. Surgical or radiological intervention is usually needed to alleviate these symptoms. We report a rare case of the cystic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which was misdiagnosed as PCLD, as a result of the clinical and radiological similarity between these disorders. CASE SUMMARY: A 74-year-old female who had undergone nephrectomy for papillary-type RCC (PRCC) was suffering from abdominal pain and the recurrent intracystic hemorrhage of multiple cysts in the liver. Imaging studies and aspiration cytology of the cysts showed no evidence of malignancy. With a diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease, the patient received hepatectomy for the purpose of mass reduction and infectious cyst removal. Surgery was performed without complications, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 14. Postoperatively, the pathology revealed a diagnosis of recurrent PRCC with cystic formation.

conclusionThis case demonstrates the importance of excluding the cystic metastasis of a cancer when liver cysts are observed.

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Diagnostic ErrorsAgedCarcinoma, Renal CellCystsFemaleHepatectomyHumansKidney NeoplasmsLiverLiver DiseasesLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNephrectomyTomography, X-Ray ComputedCase reportCystic metastasisPolycystic kidney diseasePolycystic liver diseaseRenal cell carcinoma

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PMID31143076
PMCPMC6526153
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