Liver metastasis or a pseudocyst? A rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis in the liver

Adrian Bednarek; Julia Sołek; Konrad Szymczyk; Mikołaj Gwardys; Agnieszka Wierzchniewska-Ławska; Dorota Jesionek-Kupnicka; Marcin Braun; Hanna M. Romańska

doi:10.5114/wo.2022.124595

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Case report

Liver metastasis or a pseudocyst? A rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis in the liver

Adrian Bednarek

¹

,

Julia Sołek

²

,

Konrad Szymczyk

³

,

Mikołaj Gwardys

⁴

,

Agnieszka Wierzchniewska-Ławska

²

,

Dorota Jesionek-Kupnicka

²

,

Marcin Braun

²

,

Hanna M. Romańska

²

First Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Department of Pathology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Department of Radiology, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Department of Paediatrics and Immunology with Nephrology Unit, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Lodz, Poland

Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2022; 26 (4): 306–309

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2022.124595

Online publish date: 2023/01/30

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Bednarek A, Sołek J, Szymczyk K, et al. Liver metastasis or a pseudocyst? A rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis in the liver. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia. 2022;26(4):306-309. doi:10.5114/wo.2022.124595.

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Bednarek, A., Sołek, J., Szymczyk, K., Gwardys, M., Wierzchniewska-Ławska, A.,  & Jesionek-Kupnicka, D. et al. (2022). Liver metastasis or a pseudocyst? A rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis in the liver. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia, 26(4), 306-309. https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2022.124595

Chicago

Bednarek, Adrian, Julia Sołek, Konrad Szymczyk, Mikołaj Gwardys, Agnieszka Wierzchniewska-Ławska, Dorota Jesionek-Kupnicka,  and Marcin Braun et al. 2022. "Liver metastasis or a pseudocyst? A rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis in the liver". Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia 26 (4): 306-309. doi:10.5114/wo.2022.124595.

Harvard

Bednarek, A., Sołek, J., Szymczyk, K., Gwardys, M., Wierzchniewska-Ławska, A., Jesionek-Kupnicka, D., Braun, M.,  and Romańska, H. (2022). Liver metastasis or a pseudocyst? A rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis in the liver. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia, 26(4), pp.306-309. https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2022.124595

MLA

Bednarek, Adrian et al. "Liver metastasis or a pseudocyst? A rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis in the liver." Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia, vol. 26, no. 4, 2022, pp. 306-309. doi:10.5114/wo.2022.124595.

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Bednarek A, Sołek J, Szymczyk K, Gwardys M, Wierzchniewska-Ławska A, Jesionek-Kupnicka D et al. Liver metastasis or a pseudocyst? A rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis in the liver. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia. 2022;26(4):306-309. doi:10.5114/wo.2022.124595.

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Gastrointestinal neoplasms most commonly metastasize to the liver, where they are typically found as solid and hypervascular lesions. Here, we describe a case of a 44-year-old man with a leiomyosarcoma of the rectum, who at the time of diagnosis presented with a small (5 mm in diameter) cyst-like lesion in the liver. Positron emission tomography demonstrated no increased metabolism in the area of the cyst, suggesting a benign character of the lesion. However, after 3 years, CT scans revealed enlargement of the cyst, and local surgical excision was performed. The results of histopathological examination of the resected material were consistent with metastatic leiomyosarcoma. Subsequently, the patient developed lung metastases and died within 2 years. Our case describes a very rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis that led to an ill-fated misdiagnosis and dismal disease outcome.

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Liver metastasis or a pseudocyst? A rare presentation of leiomyosarcoma’s metastasis in the liver

Adrian Bednarek 1 , Julia Sołek 2 , Konrad Szymczyk 3 , Mikołaj Gwardys 4 , Agnieszka Wierzchniewska-Ławska 2 , Dorota Jesionek-Kupnicka 2 , Marcin Braun 2 , Hanna M. Romańska 2

positron emission tomography, computed tomography, rectum, pseudocyst, false negative

Adrian Bednarek

¹

,

Julia Sołek

²

,

Konrad Szymczyk

³

,

Mikołaj Gwardys

⁴

,

Agnieszka Wierzchniewska-Ławska

²

,

Dorota Jesionek-Kupnicka

²

,

Marcin Braun

²

,

Hanna M. Romańska

²