Imaging findings in primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver: a case report

• Published in: Clinical imaging Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 279 - 282
• Main Authors: Yokota, Hajime, Matoba, Munetaka, Tonami, Hisao, Hasegawa, Taisuke, Saito, Hitoshi, Kurose, Nozomu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.07.2007; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adenosquamous cell carcinoma; Biological and medical sciences; Blood; Carcinoma, Adenosquamous - diagnostic imaging; Cardiovascular system; Cysts; Fatal Outcome; Female; Hepatic Artery - diagnostic imaging; Hepatitis; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Liver; Liver - diagnostic imaging; Liver - pathology; Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical imaging; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; MRI; Pathogenesis; Primary liver tumor; Radiation therapy; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Radiology; Skin cancer; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; CT; Primary liver tumor; MRI; Adenosquamous cell carcinoma; Adenosquamous carcinoma; Nuclear medicine; Radiodiagnosis; Liver; Hepatic disease; Malignant tumor; Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; Case study; Liver tumor; Rare disease; Digestive diseases; Medical imagery; Computerized axial tomography; Arteriography; Tumor cell; Biomedical engineering
• ISSN: 0899-7071; 1873-4499
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.01.007

Adenosquamous cell carcinoma is characterized by both squamous and glandular components, and is a rare disease of the liver that is the subject of few reports in the literature. We present a case in which the imaging findings on CT, MRI, and hepatic arteriography, as well as pathological correlation of the tumor and the clinical history, aided in including this entity in the differential diagnosis.