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Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst
Dirk Schaper, Y Riedel. Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst. PedRad [serial online] vol 5, no. 9.
URL: www.PedRad.info/?search=20050916111510
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| | Author/s: | Dirk Schaper, Y. Riedel (Klinik für Kinderchirurgie Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara Halle/Saale) | |
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| | Age: | 5 Months | |
| | Gender: | Male | |
| | Region-Organ: | Abdomen-Liver | |
| | Most likely etiology: | congenital | |
| | History: | 5 Month old male baby without symptoms. Incidental finding during screening sonography. | |
| | Pathomorphology or Pathophysiology of this disease : | N/A | |
| | Radiological findings: |
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Ultrasound 1: Hypoechoic mass without contents within the parenchyma of liver segment VIII
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Ultrasound 2: Magnified view, no contents, smooth walls.
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Ultrasound 3: Demonstration in 2 views with size numbers.
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| | Diagnosis confirmation: | Imaging including endoscopy | |
| | Which DD would be also possible with the radiological findings: | Echinococcal cyst, hepatic abscess, hepatic hematoma | |
| | Course / Prognosis / Frequency / Other : | Sonographic follow-ups, since an increase in size has been described. Enlarging cysts may be sclerosed. | |
| | Comments of the author about the case: | N/A | |
| | First description / History: | N/A | |
| | Literature: | 1. Medline: 
S. Reichel, G. Alzen, K. M. Keller, D. Weitzel
Kongenitale solitäre Leberzyste
Klin Pädiatr 2002; 214: 332-333 | |
| | Keywords: | hepatic, liver, cyst, congenital, unilocular, hepatic cyst, solitary hepatic cyst, child, childhood, pediatric radiology | |
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Dirk Schaper, Y Riedel. Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst. PedRad [serial online] vol 5, no. 9.
URL: www.PedRad.info/?search=20050916111510 |
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Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst
Dirk Schaper, Y Riedel. Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst. PedRad [serial online] vol 5, no. 9.
URL: www.PedRad.info/?search=20050916111510
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Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst
Dirk Schaper, Y Riedel. Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst. PedRad [serial online] vol 5, no. 9.
URL: www.PedRad.info/?search=20050916111510
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Which diagnosis have other collegues guessed?
- congenital hepatic cyst
Votes: 6 (85 %)
- echinococcal cyst
Votes: 0 (0 %)
- hepatoblastoma
Votes: 0 (0 %)
- nephroblastoma metastasis
Votes: 0 (0 %)
- liver abscess
Votes: 1 (14 %)
- hepatic hematoma
Votes: 0 (0 %)
Total answers: 7
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Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst
Dirk Schaper, Y Riedel. Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst. PedRad [serial online] vol 5, no. 9.
URL: www.PedRad.info/?search=20050916111510
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Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst
Dirk Schaper, Y Riedel. Unilocular Congenital Hepatic Cyst. PedRad [serial online] vol 5, no. 9.
URL: www.PedRad.info/?search=20050916111510
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