Clin Mol Hepatol.  2016 Jun;22(2):292-295. 10.3350/cmh.2015.0102.

Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver in an adult patient

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  • 1Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. kblee@snuh.org
  • 2Department of Emergency, City Hospital #1, Astana, Kazakhstan.

Abstract

Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver (UESL) is rare primary hepatic sarcoma and is known to occur in pediatric patients. This case is the UESL occurred in a 51-year old male patient. Multilocular cystic lesion was composed of primitive spindle cells without specific differentiation. This rare case would help to review differential diagnosis of primary sarcoma in liver and cystic neoplasm of the liver.

Keyword

Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver; Hepatic sarcoma

MeSH Terms

Abdomen/diagnostic imaging
Biomarkers, Tumor/blood
Desmin/metabolism
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Liver Neoplasms/blood/*pathology/surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Vimentin/metabolism
Biomarkers, Tumor
Desmin
Vimentin
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