Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Cysts in the liver or biliary duct are uncommon in veterinary medicine. A multiloculated, fluid-filled liver cyst measuring 18 cm in diameter was detected in a two-year-old spayed female mixed-breed cat via radiography and computed tomography. The cyst was attached to the medial lobe aspect of the liver and continued with the gall bladder. Cystectomy and omentopexy were performed, and the resected cyst was examined histologically. Histologic analysis revealed variable-sized cystic spaces lined by low simple cuboidal and attenuated epithelium. The cyst wall was composed of thick collagenous stroma containing entrapped islands of the hepatic parenchyma, which included atrophied hepatocytes, dilated sinusoidal spaces filled with erythrocytes, and randomly distributed hyperplastic bile ducts. These histologic findings were consistent with biliary duct hamartoma. The cat had an uneventful recovery, and no recurrence was observed one-year post-surgery.
Source: Jurnal Medik Veteriner
Authors: Nur Ainina Ab Manap, Tey Yu Chong, Erni Wati Mohd Arip, Rozanaliza Radzi, Muhamad Alif Zakaria, Nur Diyana Mohamad Tahir, Nurul Izzati Uda Zahli
Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Language: English
Subfield: Small Animals
Field: Veterinary
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $36
OpenAlex ID: W4409403530