Aspiration cytology of liver abscess uncovering metastatic rectal mucosal melanoma-A case report.
Joanna K M NgHoward H W LeungJoshua Jing Xi LiPublished in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2023)
Aspirates of liver abscess are frequently encountered in routine practice and are often of a low index of suspicion. However, necrotic liver metastasis clinically and radiologically mimics liver abscesses, and malignant cells can be obscured in an inflammation-rich background on cytology. It is important to recognise malignant neoplasms in this scenario, in particular uncommon conditions such as metastatic mucosal melanoma.
Keyphrases
- squamous cell carcinoma
- small cell lung cancer
- fine needle aspiration
- ultrasound guided
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- oxidative stress
- healthcare
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- ulcerative colitis
- cell cycle arrest
- clinical practice
- rare case
- skin cancer
- cell death
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- signaling pathway
- basal cell carcinoma
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