A case of squamous cell carcinoma originating in an hepatic cyst is presented. A review of the literature reveals five other cases of carcinoma arising within congenital intrahepatic cysts; three adenocarcinomas and two squamous cell carcinomas. Neoplastic transformation may also be seen in association with Meyenburg complexes, considered by some to be the structures from which congenital cysts arise.
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