[Squamous cell carcinoma of the liver. A rare diagnosis in the course of intrahepatic cholangiolithiasis]

Abstract

We report the rare case of a squamous cell carcinoma of the liver in a 69-year-old female Asian suffering from cholangitis and a liver abscess due to segmental intrahepatic cholangiolithiasis. The patient was an immigrant who had been living for several years in Austria. After pigtail drainage of an abscess in segment II and III, a bisegmentectomy was performed. Histopathological examination of the specimen showed structures of an invasive squamous cell carcinoma close to the resection margin.For that reason we performed a left lobectomy. Seven years thereafter the patient is well and free of local and distant recurrences. The case is discussed based on a review of the literature.