Fasciola Hepatica Case Considered as Cholangiocarcinoma on Imaging
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Case report
P: 270-273
2022

Fasciola Hepatica Case Considered as Cholangiocarcinoma on Imaging

Acta Haematol Oncol Turc 2022;55(3):270-273
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University Hospital, Istanbul
2. Department of Medical Oncology, Medipol University Hospital, Istanbul
3. Department of Radiology, Medipol University Hospital, Istanbul
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Received Date: 2021-10-30T11:44:14
Accepted Date: 2022-11-30T19:41:36
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Abstract

Fascioliasis is a zoonotic infection and causes fever, eosinophilia, nausea, and even a mass interpreted as malignancy on imaging. Cause of the wide spectrum of clinical features, diagnosing the disease is difficult. This trematode infection is mostly observed in developing countries Here we report a case of hepatic mass, mistakenly reported as cholangiocarcinoma, caused by fasciola hepatica.