Metastatic Liver Disease - Presenting as Multiple Hepatic Cysts

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Authors

  • John D. Goodwin Gastroenterology Fellow, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 1441 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75203, USA
  • Jason Schmidt Department of Pathology, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 1441 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75203, USA
  • Parvez Mantry The Liver Institute, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 1441 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75203, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/lroj-1-102

Abstract

A 59 year-old woman with a history of successfully treated Hepatitis-C, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and a remote history of melanoma of the scalp presented to our center for evaluation of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and malaise. An outpatient CT scan revealed numerous cystic liver lesions. A liver ultrasound from one year prior to admission showed a mildly heterogeneous and echogenic liver texture with no observed masses or dilated ducts.

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Published

2015-04-22

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John D. Goodwin, Jason Schmidt, & Parvez Mantry. (2015). Metastatic Liver Disease - Presenting as Multiple Hepatic Cysts. Liver Research, 1(1), 11–13. https://doi.org/10.17140/lroj-1-102

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015): Volume 1 Issue 1 2015

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