Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: A case report with typical imaging features

Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: A case report with typical imaging features

Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma (UES) is an uncommon paediatric hepatic tumour that clinically simulates a liver abscess when present with fever. This report describes a case of UES in a 12-year-old boy, who presented with abdominal pain, swelling and fever, all simulating a liver abscess. The po...

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Main Authors: Ranjan K. Patel, Swasti Pathak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-08-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Subjects:
undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma
paradoxical appearance
fever
liver abscess
serpiginous vessels
haemorrhage
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2179
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spelling doaj-18ff0e67117c45dba8ed133d172f236e2021-09-03T09:25:36ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782021-08-01251e1e410.4102/sajr.v25i1.21791158Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: A case report with typical imaging featuresRanjan K. Patel0Swasti Pathak1Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India; and, Department of Interventional Radiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New DelhiDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New DelhiUndifferentiated embryonal sarcoma (UES) is an uncommon paediatric hepatic tumour that clinically simulates a liver abscess when present with fever. This report describes a case of UES in a 12-year-old boy, who presented with abdominal pain, swelling and fever, all simulating a liver abscess. The possibility of UES was considered at imaging, based on the solid appearance on ultrasound and cystic appearance with serpiginous peripheral vessels on computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging. The diagnosis was confirmed at histopathology.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2179undifferentiated embryonal sarcomaparadoxical appearancefeverliver abscessserpiginous vesselshaemorrhage
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author Ranjan K. Patel
Swasti Pathak
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Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: A case report with typical imaging features
South African Journal of Radiology
undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma
paradoxical appearance
fever
liver abscess
serpiginous vessels
haemorrhage
author_facet Ranjan K. Patel
Swasti Pathak
author_sort Ranjan K. Patel
title Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: A case report with typical imaging features
title_short Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: A case report with typical imaging features
title_full Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: A case report with typical imaging features
title_fullStr Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: A case report with typical imaging features
title_full_unstemmed Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: A case report with typical imaging features
title_sort undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma masquerading as liver abscess: a case report with typical imaging features
publisher AOSIS
series South African Journal of Radiology
issn 1027-202X
2078-6778
publishDate 2021-08-01
description Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma (UES) is an uncommon paediatric hepatic tumour that clinically simulates a liver abscess when present with fever. This report describes a case of UES in a 12-year-old boy, who presented with abdominal pain, swelling and fever, all simulating a liver abscess. The possibility of UES was considered at imaging, based on the solid appearance on ultrasound and cystic appearance with serpiginous peripheral vessels on computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging. The diagnosis was confirmed at histopathology.
topic undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma
paradoxical appearance
fever
liver abscess
serpiginous vessels
haemorrhage
url https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2179
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