%0 Journal Article
%T Differential Diagnosis Difficulty between Biliary Cystadenoma and Cystaadenocarcinoma of the Liver: A Case Report
%A Alioune Badara Fall
%A Marieme Polele Fall
%A Salamata Diallo
%A Marie Louise Bassene
%A Alsine Yauck
%A Coumba Cisse
%A Tene Sidibe
%J Open Journal of Gastroenterology
%P 61-65
%@ 2163-9469
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojgas.2023.131007
%X Biliary cystadenoma is a multilocular cystic benign tumor which arises in the intrahepatic biliary system. Diagnosis is often difficult and based on imaging, however histology remains the only argument for diagnosis certainty. We report a case of biliary cystadenoma in a 69-year-old female. Observation: it was a 69-year-old female with history of RHUPUS syndrome (Lupus + Rheumatoid arthritis) under low-dose corticosteroid therapy. She presented with pain in the right hypochondrium with permanent moderate intensity for 3 months associated to altered performance status. Physical examination showed a hepatomegaly, cervical subluxation, and pulmonary condensation syndrome. Hepatobiliary ultrasound showed presence of multiple septate cystic formations occupying segments 1, 7, 8, 5 of the left liver. Abdominal CT scan and hepatic MRI were in favor of biliary cystadenoma but could not rule out biliary cystadenocarcinoma with certainty. Conclusion: biliary cystadenoma is a benign cystic tumor of the liver. The differential diagnosis with cystadenocarcinoma is most often difficult and usually requires histological analysis for diagnostic certainty.
%K Cyasdenoma
%K Cysadenocarcinoma
%K Bile Duct
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=122633