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. 2024 Aug 27;14(5):1669–1681. doi: 10.3390/clinpract14050133

Table 1.

Summary of case reports.

Feature Case 1 Case 2
Patient Demographics 60-year-old Caucasian male 28-year-old Caucasian female
Clinical Presentation Incidental discovery of an 8 × 8 × 9 cm hepatic cyst Presented with dyspnea, vomiting, jaundice, fever
Initial Diagnosis Suspected hydatid cyst Simple cyst, later adenocarcinoma with metastases
Diagnostic Methods MRI, MRCP, ERCP, histopathological examination CT, MRI, laparoscopic liver biopsy, histopathological examination
Tumor Characteristics Large cystic mass, thin walls, internal septa, papillary projections, enhancing solid components Large lesion in left hepatic lobe, hyperintensity in T2-weighted images, restricted diffusion, contrast enhancement
Treatment Cyst resection, cholecystectomy Thrombectomy, chemotherapy, supportive care
Surgical Findings Partially exophytic floating soft mass Extensive intrahepatic metastases, vascular involvement
Histopathological Findings IPNB with foci of adenocarcinoma, oncocytic appearance, varying degrees of dysplasia, mucus within cyst Adenocarcinoma with papillary clear cell and mucinous appearance, gland ectasis, cystic or pseudocystic aspects
Follow-up and Outcome Initial recurrence-free survival for 8 years, recurrence treated with left hepatectomy, patient alive at 33 months post-second surgery Disease progression despite aggressive management, patient died from hepatic failure