Solitary necrotic nodule of the liver: different pathological findings express a different histogenesis

Rosalia Patti; Daniela Cabibi; Massimiliano Sparacello; Gaetano Di Vita; Giuseppe Montalto

doi:10.1159/000128168

Solitary necrotic nodule of the liver: different pathological findings express a different histogenesis

Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr 24;2(1):149-54. doi: 10.1159/000128168.

Authors

Rosalia Patti¹, Daniela Cabibi, Massimiliano Sparacello, Gaetano Di Vita, Giuseppe Montalto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgical and Oncologic Science, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Abstract

Solitary necrotic nodule of the liver is a rare benign lesion the histogenesis of which is still debated. We here report the case of a patient who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstones and who was accidentally found to have a solitary necrotic nodule of 2 cm in the fifth segment of the liver. On the basis of the histological findings, the hypothesis that different pathogenetic mechanisms could be involved in the histogenesis of this lesion is discussed.

Keywords: Histogenesis; Liver tumor; Metastases; Solitary necrotic nodule.

Publication types

Case Reports