Two Cases of Disseminated Alveolar Echinococcosis: The Diagnosis, Management, and Differential Considerations for Liver Lesions
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- Hirano Kazuki
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Japan, Japan Department of Gastroenterology, Toranomon Hospital, Japan
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- Maruki Yuta
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Japan, Japan
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- Yamashige Daiki
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Japan, Japan
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- Kobayashi Osamu
- Department of Infection, National Cancer Center Japan, Japan
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- Shiotsuka Mika
- Department of Infection, National Cancer Center Japan, Japan
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- Morizane Chigusa
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Japan, Japan
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- Imamura Tsunao
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Cancer Center Japan, Japan
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- Hiraoka Nobuyoshi
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Cancer Center Japan, Japan
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- Okusaka Takuji
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Japan, Japan
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<p>Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, is an aggressive and potentially critical infestation that primarily affects the liver and can metastasize to any part of the body. We herein report two cases of echinococcosis, which could be differentiated from malignancy on imaging studies, with infections of the liver and mediastinal lymph nodes, and also associated with systemic disseminated lesions. AE is a very invasive infectious disease, and in order to detect such lesions at an early stage when they are still resectable, it is necessary to understand the characteristic imaging findings and determine the patient's current medical history. </p>
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- Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine 63 (9), 1247-1252, 2024-05-01
一般社団法人 日本内科学会