Hepatic basidiobolomycosis masquerading as cholangiocarcinoma: a case report and literature review
Basidiobolus ranarum is known to cause subcutaneous mycoses; however, rare cases of hepatic and gastrointestinal involvement by basidiobolomycosis have been reported. Hepatic basidiobolomycosis may be confused with a carcinoma on imaging, and histological examination and fungal culture can help dist...
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Korean Liver Cancer Association,
2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Basidiobolus ranarum is known to cause subcutaneous mycoses; however, rare cases of hepatic and gastrointestinal involvement by basidiobolomycosis have been reported. Hepatic basidiobolomycosis may be confused with a carcinoma on imaging, and histological examination and fungal culture can help distinguish between these two. We report a rare case of basidiobolomycosis in a 16-year-old male with liver and gastrointestinal involvement. |
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| Item Description: | 2288-8128 2383-5001 10.17998/jlc.2023.06.07 |