단일한 간종괴로 발현된 간질증 = A Case of Fascioliasis Presented as a Single, Large Hepatic Mass

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Fascioliasis, infection of fasciola sp., is a zoonotic liver disease in human which usually involves the liver and biliary tract. Its occurrence is common in tropical area, western America and in the Mediterranean region, but relatively uncommon in Korea. Fascioliasis is usually presented as multiple small liver abscess and it is extremly uncommon as a single large liver mass. We experienced a case of facioliasis. In an asytnptomatic 43 year-old woman, appearing as a single, large hepatic mass. Imaging study suggested that the rnass is likely to be a hetnangioma, hepatoma or metastatic lesion. We carried out fine needle aspiration of the liver, and its cytology showed only some Fasciola sp. egg. Patients serology to the parasite wasnt available at that time, so we carried out partial hepatic lobectomy to confirm the diagnosis of fascioliasis. We found a parasite granuloma, mummified adult worm of fasciola sp. (Korean J Gastroenterol 1997; 30: 689-694)