Hepatic and Extrahepatic Fascioliasis Mimicking Colon Cancer with Hepatic Metastasis

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<i>Fascioliasis hepatica</i> is a rare parasitic infection affecting the hepatobiliary system. On imaging examination, it presents as multiple hepatic abscesses and bile duct dilatation. Extrahepatic fascioliasis of gastrointestinal tract condition, resulting from duodenal migration fasciola flukes. The current case showed both colonic masses, mimicking colon cancer with metastasis. However, diagnostic clues multimodality approaches, especially in combination magnetic resonance imaging, led to an accurate diagnosis extrahepatic fascioliasis.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Korean journal of abdominal radiology

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2586-1719', '2799-3299']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52668/kjar.2022.00164