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Sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules mimicking ovarian cancer metastases: A case report

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    • Yoshikuni Yonenaga
    • Fumiki Kushihata
    • Hitoshi Inoue
    • Jota Watanabe
    • Taiji Tohyama
    • Atsuro Sugita
    • Yasutsugu Takada
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    Affiliations: Department of Hepatobiliary‑Pancreatic and Breast Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime 791‑0295, Japan, Pathology Division, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Ehime 791‑0295, Japan
    Copyright: © Yonenaga et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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    Published online on: August 4, 2015
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3566
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Abstract

The current study presents a case of sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules, which was difficult to differentiate from ovarian cancer metastases. A 24‑year‑old female, who was previously diagnosed with right ovarian cancer and underwent surgery at the age of 21, was found to have two nodules in the spleen revealed by contrast‑enhanced computed tomography (CT). 18F‑fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT revealed two abnormal high uptake lesions in the spleen and one abnormal high uptake lesion in the liver. Under a diagnosis of hepatic and splenic metastases from right ovarian cancer, a laparoscopic splenectomy and partial hepatectomy were performed. Histopathological examination showed that a large number of non‑caseating epithelioid cell granulomas formed these nodules, which was compatible with sarcoidosis. This case indicates that it is difficult to distinguish sarcoidosis from metastatic disease even using the latest modalities, and that laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive and useful tool for forming a differential diagnosis.
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Yonenaga Y, Kushihata F, Inoue H, Watanabe J, Tohyama T, Sugita A and Takada Y: Sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules mimicking ovarian cancer metastases: A case report. Oncol Lett 10: 2166-2170, 2015.
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Yonenaga, Y., Kushihata, F., Inoue, H., Watanabe, J., Tohyama, T., Sugita, A., & Takada, Y. (2015). Sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules mimicking ovarian cancer metastases: A case report. Oncology Letters, 10, 2166-2170. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3566
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Yonenaga, Y., Kushihata, F., Inoue, H., Watanabe, J., Tohyama, T., Sugita, A., Takada, Y."Sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules mimicking ovarian cancer metastases: A case report". Oncology Letters 10.4 (2015): 2166-2170.
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Yonenaga, Y., Kushihata, F., Inoue, H., Watanabe, J., Tohyama, T., Sugita, A., Takada, Y."Sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules mimicking ovarian cancer metastases: A case report". Oncology Letters 10, no. 4 (2015): 2166-2170. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3566
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Yonenaga Y, Kushihata F, Inoue H, Watanabe J, Tohyama T, Sugita A and Takada Y: Sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules mimicking ovarian cancer metastases: A case report. Oncol Lett 10: 2166-2170, 2015.
APA
Yonenaga, Y., Kushihata, F., Inoue, H., Watanabe, J., Tohyama, T., Sugita, A., & Takada, Y. (2015). Sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules mimicking ovarian cancer metastases: A case report. Oncology Letters, 10, 2166-2170. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3566
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Yonenaga, Y., Kushihata, F., Inoue, H., Watanabe, J., Tohyama, T., Sugita, A., Takada, Y."Sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules mimicking ovarian cancer metastases: A case report". Oncology Letters 10.4 (2015): 2166-2170.
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Yonenaga, Y., Kushihata, F., Inoue, H., Watanabe, J., Tohyama, T., Sugita, A., Takada, Y."Sarcoidosis manifesting as hepatic and splenic nodules mimicking ovarian cancer metastases: A case report". Oncology Letters 10, no. 4 (2015): 2166-2170. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3566
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