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02 August 2020: Articles

Hepatic Hydatid Cyst Misdiagnosed as Simple Cyst: A Case Report

Unusual clinical course, Mistake in diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unexpected drug reaction, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Yan Xu E , Xiaoling Hu F , Jiangbin Li F , Rui Dong A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.923281

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e923281

Figure 2. (A–D) September 5, 2019 re-examination of magnetic resonance imaging showed that there were multiple round, long T1 signal and T2 signal, high STIR signal in the anterior upper segment of the right lobe and the lateral segment of the left lobe. The larger one was located in the segment of the right lobe, about 4.9×4.8×3.5 cm. The lesion’s margin of the right anterior upper segment and the left lateral segment of the liver was slightly enhanced at arterial phase, significantly enhanced at the substance phase and portal phase, while the remaining lesions were not significantly enhanced. It was diagnosed as multiple intrahepatic hemangiomas and multiple hepatic cysts. Hepatic hydatid is shown at the arrow.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923