Presumptive case of sparganosis manifesting as a hepatic mass: A case report and literature review

• 作者: Gyeong Deok Jo Jae Young Lee Joon Koo Han Jung Hoon Kim Sung-Tae Hong
• 来源期刊: 世界放射学杂志：英文版（电子版）
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: ULTRASONOGRAPHY 寄生虫 SPARGANOSIS 磁性的回声成像 计算断层摄影术 肝
• 年，卷（期）: 2016,（10）
• 页码范围: 846-850
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: R735.35

摘要

A 60-year-old man was admitted due to rectosigmoid colon cancer, and a hepatic mass was incidentally found during the staging work-up. The mass appeared cystic with a thick wall and contained multiple bizarre cord-like structures on ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The differential diagnoses included organizing abscess/hematoma, foreign body granuloma and parasite infestation. Serologic study revealed anti-sparganum antibodies. Over 4-year followup, the patient did not complain of symptoms, and no changes in the characteristics of the liver mass were observed. Hepatic sparganosis is rare; only two cases have been clinically reported, and no detailed radiologic description was available until now. This case report presents a detailed radiologic description of a hepatic mass that could most likely represent hepatic sparganosis.