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Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Rare Cystic Liver Lesion

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Ciliated hepatic foregut cysts are an unusual congenital cause of cystic liver lesions. Although most are benign, 4.4% of reported cases have been shown to harbor squamous cell carcinoma. Diagnostic uncertainty or misdiagnosis frequently results in surgical exploration. We present a case of a ciliated hepatic foregut cyst and review this uncommon condition.

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  1. Department of Surgery and Surgical Gastroenterology Unit, University of Cape Town Health Sciences Faculty, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa

    J. M. Shaw & J. E. J. Krige

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Cape Town Health Sciences Faculty, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    S. J. Beningfield

  3. Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Cape Town Health Sciences Faculty, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    M. L. Locketz

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Shaw, J.M., Krige, J.E.J., Beningfield, S.J. et al. Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Rare Cystic Liver Lesion. J Gastrointest Surg 12, 1304–1306 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0364-z

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