Adenosquamous carcinoma presenting as liver abscess

Singapore Med J. 2012 Jun;53(6):e110-3.

Abstract

Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) has a nonspecific presentation. We report a patient with ASC who presented with fever and epigastric pain. Computed tomographic findings and clinical features were suggestive of a liver abscess, while ultrasonography showed a complex space-occupying lesion. Biopsy revealed a lesion with malignant glandular and squamous components, a finding that was compatible with ASC. Complex space-occupying lesions should raise the suspicion of a mass lesion. Subtle imaging clues of a metastatic disease were reviewed retrospectively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fever
  • Humans
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Recurrence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography