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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2020

Homomorphic Adenocarcinoma Metastases to the Liver: A Report of 2 Cases.

Simcha Weissman, Tej I Mehta, Alex Zhornitskiy, Rani Berry, Melanie Burgos, Payman Fathizadeh, James H Tabibian

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Simcha WeissmanDepartment of Medicine, Hackensack University-Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA.
Tej I MehtaDepartment of Medicine, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
Alex ZhornitskiyDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Rani BerryDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Melanie BurgosDepartment of Medicine, Hackensack University-Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA.
Payman FathizadehDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Olive View-University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA.
James H TabibianDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Olive View-University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA.
Hackensack University Medical Center · USLos Angeles Medical Center · USOlive View-UCLA Medical Center · USRonald Reagan UCLA Medical Center · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of South Dakota · US

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Distinguishing between primary and metastatic malignancy can be challenging despite advances in diagnostic imaging, tissue sampling techniques, and immunohistochemistry. CASE REPORT Herein, we describe 2 cases of obscure liver lesions which were ultimately determined to be malignant and from metastatic disease. In both cases, the liver metastases were uniquely "homomorphic," i.e., radiographically resembling the primary tumor source (in the first case a dilated tubular appearance akin to the hepatopancreatic ampulla and in the second case a haustrated bowel appearance akin to the colon). CONCLUSIONS These cases illustrate the recently reported concept of tumor homomorphism as a potential diagnostic pearl to facilitate timely diagnosis of malignant-appearing liver lesions of obscure etiology and source and thereby guide management accordingly.

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AdenocarcinomaLiver NeoplasmsHumansImmunohistochemistry

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