Endometrial cyst of the liver.

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This paper reports the first known case of endometriosis occurring in the liver, presenting as a large parenchymal cyst in a 21-year-old woman with epigastric pain.

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Abstract

A 21-yr-old woman with a history of epigastric pain and a right upper quadrant mass was found to have a large parenchymal hepatic cyst on CT scan. The cyst was removed at surgery and found to be lined by ectopic endometrial tissue. This is, to our knowledge, the first recorded instance of endometriosis of the liver. The clinicopathological features of this patient and the possible pathogenesis of her most unusual hepatic lesion are discussed.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Liver Neoplasms Adult Cysts Cysts Cysts Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Liver Neoplasms Liver Neoplasms Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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