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Abdominal ultrasonography shows a complex echoic mass with peripheral rim in the left lobe of liver.
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Abdominal ultrasonagraphy revealed a complex echoic mass in the left lobe of the liver (Figure 1).
Enhanced abdominal computed tomography reveals a central hypoattenuated mass with peripheral rim-enhancement, measuring 4x3x3 cm in the left lobe of the liver.
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Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a central hypoattenuated and peripheral rim enhanced mass in the left lobe of the liver without lymph node enlargement (Figure 2).
Resected specimen shows a solid and ovoid mass, measuring 6x5x5 cm with a necrotic area. Large arrow: falciform ligament, small arrow: necrotic area.
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The specimen contained an ovoid yellow-gray tumor measuring 6x5x5 cm with an eccentric necrosis (Figure 3).
Photomicrograph of adenosquamous carcinoma in the liver. The tumor was composed of two components: adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (H&E stain, x200). A: adenomatous component, S: squamous component.
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Thus, a diagnosis of ASC in the liver could be made (Figure 4).