Liver infarct masquerading as intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Maria Mohammed Fariduddin; Wajihuddin Syed; Ayesha Birjees; Muhammad Raza Naqvi

doi:10.1080/08998280.2021.1930968

Liver infarct masquerading as intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Jun 10;34(6):693-695. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1930968. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Maria Mohammed Fariduddin¹, Wajihuddin Syed², Ayesha Birjees³, Muhammad Raza Naqvi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
² Department of Hematology and Oncology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
³ Department of General Medicine, Fathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa, India.

Abstract

Cholangiocarcinoma is one of the most lethal tumors because of its complex location and lack of good chemoradiotherapy options. When it is diagnosed, urgent intervention is needed, often involving radical surgical resection. It generally presents as a liver mass with biliary obstruction. We discuss the case of a young patient presenting with liver dysfunction and imaging mimicking a liver mass concerning for cholangiocarcinoma, where he actually had a liver infarct from splanchnic venous thrombosis from primary myelofibrosis.

Keywords: Cholangiocarcinoma; liver mass; primary myelofibrosis.

Publication types

Case Reports