Imaging analysis of the malignant transformation of bile duct hamartomas in the liver: A case report and literature review.
作者信息
Yuan Yuan, Fu Gang, Wan Feng, Chen Xu-Lei, Feng Jun
机构信息
Department of Ultrasound, The Second Hospital of Wuxi Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214002, P.R. China.
Department of Pathology, The Second Hospital of Wuxi Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214002, P.R. China.
出版信息
Exp Ther Med. 2022 Jun;23(6):431. doi: 10.3892/etm.2022.11358. Epub 2022 May 9.
Bile duct hamartoma in the liver (LBDH) is relatively rare among the hepatic space-occupying lesions that occur in adults, and the malignant transformation of LBDH is even rarer. In the present case report, a 63-year-old male was found to have two space-occupying lesions in the right lobe of the liver upon ultrasound examination. Enhanced computed tomography (CT) suggested benign hepatic haemangioma, and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) suggested well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma. The final pathology results revealed the malignant transformation of LBDH into well-differentiated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Improved recognition of this type of rare disease can be obtained by radiographic analysis of this case. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the enhanced development pattern of this disease on contrast-enhanced CT, as well as on CEUS.