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Von Meyenburg complex clinically presenting as metastatic liver nodule: A rare finding in an elderly male

Von Meyenburg complex is a benign biliary hamartoma observed in approximately 3% of the autopsies conducted. These hamartomas are small, multiple and can be seen anywhere in the liver. There is usually no abnormality in liver function tests, and the patient is mostly asymptomatic. They serve as a di...

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Autores principales: Shirazi, Nadia, Chauhan, Neena V, Chandra, Smita, Kumar, Sunil Saini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6943869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31929709
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JLP.JLP_55_19
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author Shirazi, Nadia
Chauhan, Neena V
Chandra, Smita
Kumar, Sunil Saini
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Chandra, Smita
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description Von Meyenburg complex is a benign biliary hamartoma observed in approximately 3% of the autopsies conducted. These hamartomas are small, multiple and can be seen anywhere in the liver. There is usually no abnormality in liver function tests, and the patient is mostly asymptomatic. They serve as a diagnostic dilemma, particularly during metastatic workup in suspected cancer patients. Imaging studies are usually noncontributory, and biopsy is necessary for a definite diagnosis. We present here a middle-aged North Indian male who underwent liver biopsy to rule out metastasis.
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spelling pubmed-69438692020-01-10 Von Meyenburg complex clinically presenting as metastatic liver nodule: A rare finding in an elderly male Shirazi, Nadia Chauhan, Neena V Chandra, Smita Kumar, Sunil Saini J Lab Physicians Case Report Von Meyenburg complex is a benign biliary hamartoma observed in approximately 3% of the autopsies conducted. These hamartomas are small, multiple and can be seen anywhere in the liver. There is usually no abnormality in liver function tests, and the patient is mostly asymptomatic. They serve as a diagnostic dilemma, particularly during metastatic workup in suspected cancer patients. Imaging studies are usually noncontributory, and biopsy is necessary for a definite diagnosis. We present here a middle-aged North Indian male who underwent liver biopsy to rule out metastasis. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6943869/ /pubmed/31929709 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JLP.JLP_55_19 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Journal of Laboratory Physicians http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Shirazi, Nadia
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Chandra, Smita
Kumar, Sunil Saini
Von Meyenburg complex clinically presenting as metastatic liver nodule: A rare finding in an elderly male
title Von Meyenburg complex clinically presenting as metastatic liver nodule: A rare finding in an elderly male
title_full Von Meyenburg complex clinically presenting as metastatic liver nodule: A rare finding in an elderly male
title_fullStr Von Meyenburg complex clinically presenting as metastatic liver nodule: A rare finding in an elderly male
title_full_unstemmed Von Meyenburg complex clinically presenting as metastatic liver nodule: A rare finding in an elderly male
title_short Von Meyenburg complex clinically presenting as metastatic liver nodule: A rare finding in an elderly male
title_sort von meyenburg complex clinically presenting as metastatic liver nodule: a rare finding in an elderly male
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6943869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31929709
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JLP.JLP_55_19
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