Kaufman Lily, Chi Hannah, Bushrow Luke, Yearsley Martha, Mumtaz Khalid
Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
ACG Case Rep J. 2025 Apr 7;12(4):e01656. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000001656. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Hepatic malignancies in explanted livers are not uncommon; however, finding primary nonhepatic malignancies in explanted livers of any etiology is very rare. Given its rarity, we present a case of low-grade B-cell lymphoma in the liver explant of a patient with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis cirrhosis after orthotopic liver transplantation. Preorthotopic liver transplantation workup was notable for periportal lymphadenopathy that was negative for malignancy per ultrasound-guided biopsy, so this finding was surprising. This unexpected diagnosis of lymphoma despite negative workup during pretransplant evaluation underscores the importance for liver transplant centers to conduct thorough investigations for malignancies before transplantation.
在移植肝中出现肝恶性肿瘤并不罕见;然而,在任何病因的移植肝中发现原发性非肝恶性肿瘤却极为罕见。鉴于其罕见性,我们报告一例原位肝移植术后患有代谢功能障碍相关脂肪性肝炎肝硬化患者的移植肝中出现低级别B细胞淋巴瘤的病例。原位肝移植术前检查显示门静脉周围淋巴结病,经超声引导活检排除恶性肿瘤,因此这一发现令人惊讶。尽管移植前评估检查结果为阴性,但仍意外诊断出淋巴瘤,这凸显了肝移植中心在移植前对恶性肿瘤进行全面检查的重要性。