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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul 9;2(4):255-7.
doi: 10.14309/crj.2015.77. eCollection 2015 Jul.

Solitary Septated Simple Liver Cyst in a Newborn Infant

Elizabeth Ropp  1 , Neil Alviedo  1 , Amanda Kent  2 , Inbal Cohen  2
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Case Reports

Solitary Septated Simple Liver Cyst in a Newborn Infant

Elizabeth Ropp et al. ACG Case Rep J. .

Abstract

Simple liver cysts (SLC) are generally rare and are typically symptomatic when detected in infancy. We present a case of a newborn infant in whom fetal ultrasound and MRI revealed a cystic structure. Postnatal imaging revealed a septated, single cystic structure causing mass effect on the common bile duct and partially obstructing the inferior vena cava. Treatment of a solitary septated SLC was successful by laparoscopic total excision. The infant had an uncomplicated postsurgical course and has done well.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Prenatal MRI at week 22 of gestation showing coronal image of the mother and sagittal image of the fetus. A T2 hyperintense structure (arrow) appears within the fetal abdominal cavity inferior to the liver and anterior to the kidney.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Postnatal MRI axial T2 image demonstrating a T2 hyperintense structure anterior to the right kidney. A small septation can be seen within the cyst anteriorly.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postnatal MRI axial T2 image demonstrating a compressed IVC (arrow) and liver parenchyma anterior, posterior, and medial to the cyst.
Figure 4
Figure 4
H&E stain (magnification 10x) showing the lining of the cyst composed of flattened squamoid epithelium, and the wall of the cyst composed of fibrovascular tissue.
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